This was the basic wound badge for the first wound in combat. It was later upgraded by the silver and gold badges for subsequent wounds. It is of pressed steel with 98% of its original blackened finish, a little worn on the arms of the swastika, but otherwise in good shape.

This clean example, ex-tailor's stores, is the classic BeVo weave breast badge for the black Panzer tunic. Later in the war, the same badge was produced in a mouse grey finish, as the white was too tempting a mark for snipers.