Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Orth Hold 1900 period issue

1900 period issue

measuring 14 cm (w) x 8

the reverse maker marked “Ferd

A service shirt

since 1 Apr 1944

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Orth Hold 1900 period issue(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