Uncategorised Wound badge views?

[Troy Tempest]

Good evening gents! This just came in, any thoughts please? Gold, with most of the gold wash worn off? Silver? Fake? Thanks!

[Chris Boonzaier]

Looks like a silver with the highlights worn off?

[Troy Tempest]

Thanks Chris!

[dond]

Can we see a side view?

[Troy Tempest]

Hi Don

I hope these suffice, it weighs 9 grams if that is any help.

[dond]

Thanks. Looks like a nice interwar piece.

[Troy Tempest]

Thank you Don! Would these have been private purchases for WWI veterans who had lost their originals? Or did the Reichswehr issue these to WWI veterans during the Weimar period? May I ask you how you can tell it is an inter-war piece? Hope you don't mind me picking your brains

[dond]

Issue badges were made of steel. Tombak was a war critical metal. Once the war was over it became available for other purposes.

[Troy Tempest]

Hi Don and co

I found this on another site, and being mindful of what you said about tombak, and in view of the pin, which looks like tinnie and other badge pins, do you also think this is an interwar period item?