Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade
(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a Heer-style 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, measuring 46.84 mm (w) x 62.58 mm (h), weighing 28.8 grams, in better than very fine condition.

