BLACK “L/56”

Characteristics:

Hinge:

This maker used the standard barrel type hinge assembly on the black wound badges

Catch:

The catch was the hook “?” style applied on the badge

Mark:

The maker marks must be on the body of the badge and below the catch,with raised letters and digits

Misc:

These additional characteristics points can be found on the badges produced by this maker,

on the obverse face of the badge the appearance of the details is almost flush with the body

but the details remain sharp and clear ,comparing badges from other manufacturers.

The edges of the badges was much thicker from others (1.00 mm)

The helmet is little larger  (26.00 mm) across and on the front, the helmet  has variation in design,

close to 1939 “prototypes”.

Pictures Gallery:

The example here is a mid - late war type made from steel

Dimensions:

Width of badge-37.0 mm

Height of badge-44.0 mm