Germany, Wehrmacht. A Infantry Assault Badge in Silver, by Deschler & Sohn
(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silveredzink, the obverse consisting of 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Deschler & Sohn, München, measuring 47.00 mm (w) x 62.44 mm (h), weighing 19.9 grams, in near extremely fine condition.

