Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive gilt wear on the left

gilt wear on the left side of the horseshoe

Kansas in the Summer of 1917

Franzisket surrendered with the remnants of his unit to American Forces at Salzburg

so he took his request for Sharps rifles directly to President Abraham Lincoln

the knots of each tassel with gold-coloured bands

Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive gilt wear on the left(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). An oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink; with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom. Diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain; with a vertical round wire pinback and a functional hinge catch assembly; unmarked; measuring 47. 20 mm (w) x 63. 19 mm