Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction vertical pimback

vertical pimback

Constructed of field-grey wool

interior has been scratched and shows liquid residue

brown and black embroidery

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Gebrüder Wegerhoff Auction vertical pimback(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 an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flattened and rounded catch,