Germany, Heer. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge

(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen, in Silber). Instituted 2012 December 1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939-1945). Constructed in semi-hollowed, silvered zink, the Infantry Assault Badge comprises of an oval shaped oak leaf wreath, both sides consisting of four upwards-pointing leaves, the bottom of the badge has a stylized bow holding the wreath together, the wreath itself is crossed by the rifle with its bayonet pointing upwards from lower right to the upper left, the top of the wreath is decorated by an army eagle looking to the right, in its claws it holds the upper arm of the mobile swastika, the reverse holds the vertical needle arrangement consisting of magnetic, crimped sheet metal hinge and non-magnetic flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 46.72 mm (w) x 61.69 mm (h), weighing 20.6 g, and in near extremely fine condition.