interlaced with black threading and giving definition to the base of the crown and the wing
Behind the sweatband is an extremely well preserved cork padding
This particular buckle is illustrated on page 143 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich
Initially he tried to pursue a career in the Austro-Hungarian Navy
Medal for the Italian - Turkish War (1911-1912)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Mint Black Grade Wound Badge, By The Vienna Mint Newly Listed interlaced with black threading and(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Constructed of blackened bronze, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a clip hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with Prsidialkanzlei code 30 for the Vienna Mint, measuring 36. 64 mm (w) x 44. 12 mm (h),