Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Hold based in part on erroneous

based in part on erroneous reports of Ottoman troop strength

with patinated steel scabbard

measuring 114 mm x 86 mm

but with white piping along the crown

Bronze gilt with red and cream-coloured enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Hold based in part on erroneous(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse consisting of an oak wreath, with a national eagle clutching a 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; maker