wound badge material

someone · Post by **someone** » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:30 am

Hello people.

I have a WWII wound badge. Its the black type, but most of the black is worn away leaving the brass underneath.

Its made of pressed brass, with no makers mark of any kind.

Someone told me that this is an early example, because later ones were made of other metals.

Is this true?

Also, just out of interest. Where would one of these be worn?

Thanks.

Simon H · Post by **Simon H** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:23 am

Hello Someone!

Yes, as a matter of fact the first ever badge in my own collection was a worn black wound badge, unmarked as you have.

Always worn on the left breast with other war badges.

Paddy Keating · Post by **Paddy Keating** » Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:15 pm

Most 1939 pattern Black Wound Badges were hollow-struck in brass and painted black. Comparitively few have makers' marks. To be honest, while I have heard of 1939 VAiS (German abbreviation) struck in materials other than brass plate, I have never seen one. The Silver and and Gold classes occur in tombak (bronze alloy) and feinzink ("superior" zinc alloy) with the appropriate finish.

PK

someone · Post by **someone** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 4:49 pm

Thanks.

NZ · Post by NZ » Wed Jan 03, 2007 1:51 am

hello people i have a silver wound badge in its original box stamped with number 65 behind the clasp/pin dont no anything about it are they rare valuable what does the number mean any info would be appreciated.

Simon H · Post by **Simon H** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 5:39 am

Greetings NZ,
Wound badges are not rare and have like almost everything else been made since 1945. However, if yours is an original the number 65 is the makers number. The firm was Klein & Quenzer of Idar-Oberstein. They also marked their items L/26.

Hope this helps.