Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Province of China awarding him the Verdienstorden vom

awarding him the Verdienstorden vom Deutschen Adler (Order of the German Eagle) Dritter Stufe mit Schwertern (4th Class with Swords)

on an incorrect full-length neck ribbon with hook and eye

the edges of the chevrons trimmed in red threading

with a round medallion suspended below

measuring 44 mm (w) x 62 mm (h) inclusive of its crossed palms and wreath suspension

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Province of China awarding him the Verdienstorden vom(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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked,