Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Wilhelm Hobacher

(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 rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with an integrated hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened integrated catch, maker marked with the logo of Gebrüder Wegerhoff, Lüdenscheid, measuring 47.67 mm (w) x 62.58 mm (h), weighing 27.9 grams, in near extremely fine condition.