A gold grade (1st class) wound badge
all awards of very fine quality manufacture
with some of its original finish having rubbed off due to age and wear
Carbert later wrote about his escape from those trenches: "My clothes were pierced by several bullets
very unusual and very attractive
Germany, Imperial. A Pair Of Medals Auction A gold grade (1st class)(Medaillen). A pair of medals, including: 1. A General Honour Decoration, II Class, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing a central wreathed inscription of VERDIENSTE UM DEN STAAT (SERVICE TO THE STATE), the reverse bearing a raised monogram of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, unmarked, measuring 39. 29 mm in diameter, weighing 22. 8 grams, in extremely fine condition. 2. An Alfred Krupp