Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge by Metall und Kunstoff

A second war German silver grade “Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen”; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a crimped barrel hinge, and a crimped flat wire catch; maker marked with the stylized logo of “Metall und Kunstoff” on the reverse; measuring 48.33 mm (w) x 62.75 mm (h); weighing 30.1 grams; in overall near extremely fine condition.

Footnote: This infantry assault badge badge stems from the personal collection of predominant historian Thomas Durante, author of “The German Close Combat Clasp of World War II - A Collectors Guide to the German Close Combat Clasp of World War II”.