Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade
(Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath topped by a Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, 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 vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 47.06 mm (w) x 62.75 mm (h), weighing 23.6 grams, in better than very fine condition.

