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

(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 raised crimped barrel and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf Souval, Wien, measuring 47.05 mm (w) x 62.14 mm (h), weighing 29.7 grams, in very fine condition.