Description
the two wide bands of piping in the centre trimmed in salmon-coloured embroidery on the two outer edges
with loss of finish evident to high-contact points
maker marked “Walgo
the interior with a white rayon lid liner and slotted off-white felt medal bed
metal plate affixed to the lid engraved "Mérito Militar / GRÃ-CRUZ" (Order of Military Merit / Grand Cross)
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive the two wide bands of(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,