Germany. A Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by an Unknown Maker

(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen). An 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, with a crimped sheet metal hinge and a crimped round wire catch; unmarked; measuring 47.74 mm (w) x 62.25 mm (h); weighing 24.2 grams; with approximately 75% of its original silver finish intact; in overall very fine condition.