Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Gottlieb & Wagner

(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink the shape of an oval shaped oak wreath, 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 sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; unmarked, but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics of Gottlieb & Wagner; measuring 46.57 mm (w) x 61.31 mm (h); weighing 28.0 grams; in overall very fine condition.