Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Julius Bauer & Co.
(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie 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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Julius Bauer & Co., Zella-Mehlis, measuring 46.93 mm (w) x 61.64 mm (h), weighing 19.0 grams, in extremely fine condition.

