Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid

(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Consisting of 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, a sheet metal hinge, and a flat wire catch; marked “FLL” for “Friedrich Linden, Lüdenscheid” on the reverse; measuring 47.58 mm (w) x 63.42 mm (h); weighing 32.0 grams; in overall extremely fine condition.