Germany. A Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Deschler & Sohn

(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen, in Silver). Instituted on 20.12.1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939-1945). Constructed of silvered zink, in the shape of an oval 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 sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch (previously repaired); unmarked, but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics of Deschler & Sohn, measuring 47.21 mm (w) x 61.90 mm (h), weighing 31.1 grams, in overall very fine condition.