Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Special Grade “25”, by Josef Feix & Söhne

(Allgemeine Sturmabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 25). Constructed of silvered zink, with an oak leaf border and a pair of acorns at the base, with a large Wehrmacht-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, and a crossed bayonet and stick grenade in the centre, with the number “25” in a box at the base, the reverse plain with a vertical banjo-style pinback, with a crimped barrel hinge and a crimped flat catch, maker marked on reverse with “JFS” logo of Josef Feix & Söhne, Gablonz, measuring 48.18 mm (w) x 57.96 mm (h), weighing 33.0 grams, in near extremely fine condition.