Germany, Wehrmaht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant Hold Class 1939 – flat

Class 1939 – flat

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Germany, Wehrmaht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant Hold Class 1939 – flat(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 barrel hinge emanating from a rectangular plate and a vertical pinback