Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Franke & Co.

(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Franke & Co., Lüdenscheid, measuring 48.22 mm (w) x 63.98 mm (h), weighing 27.7 grams, in extremely fine condition.