Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Josef Feix & Söhne

(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Consisting of an oval shaped oak wreath in bronzed zink, with a German national eagle clutching a swastika on the top, with a bow-tie at the base; 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 ball hinge, and a crimped flat wire catch; marked “JFS” for “Josef Feix & Söhne” on the reverse; measuring 48.38 mm (w) x 61.71 mm (h); in absolutely mint condition.