Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, by Hymmen & Co.

(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, a double riveted barrel hinge, and a double riveted round wire catch; marked “L/53” for Hymmen & Co of Lüdenscheid; measuring 48.91 mm (w) x 61.37 mm (h); weighing 23.8 grams; in better than very fine condition.

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