decals were more often applied by the soldier himself instead of the factory to speed up the manufacturing process
A First War German Imperial 36th Regiment Shoulder Board - This five-sided shoulder board has a red wool upper with a yellow embroidered number "36"
125 mm x 272 mm x 56
5 mm x 59 mm inclusive of its crossed swords suspension)
missing top cross on crown
Germany, Imperial. A Wound Badge, Gold Grade Newly Listed decals were more often applied(Verwundetenabzeichen in Gold). Constructed of gilded bronze, vertical pinback, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel wreath, with a central Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, unmarked, measuring 37. 17 mm (w) x 42. 26 mm (h), weighing 6. 8 grams, in near extremely fine condition.