Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Grossmann & Co.
(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 a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Grossmann & Co., Vienna, measuring 46.82 mm (w) x 62.30 mm (h), weighing 33.8 grams, a well-preserved example retaining most of its original silver finish, in near extremely fine condition.