Germany, Empire. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, Hollow Stamped Version Newly Listed the CVSM box with Clasp

the CVSM box with Clasp envelope

or may have been ordered by an air gunner privately

It is issued to Lance Corporal Hermann Abend of the 5th Detachment of Grenadier Regiment 521

She herself would later be invested as a Dame of Grace of the Order of St John (known today as the St

incorporating the size mark "7" in blue ink which is still clearly visible

Germany, Empire. A Wound Badge, Black Grade, Hollow Stamped Version Newly Listed the CVSM box with Clasp(Verwundetenabzeichen in Schwarz). Oval shaped blackened metal (magnetic); hollow stamped version; the obverse pebbled with a Stahlhelm in the centre superimposed on crossed swords within a wreath of laurel leaves with a tied bow at the bottom; the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch; measuring 39. 97 mm (w) x 44. 08 mm (h); weighing 6. 4 grams; in overall extremely fine condition.