Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval

(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber). An Infantry Assault Badge, constructed of silvered zink, presenting as an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile 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 with a sheet metal hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked on reverse R.S. for Rudolf Souval, Wien, measuring 46.26 mm (w) x 61.21 mm (h), weighing 37.4 grams, and in very fine condition.