Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Carl Wild GTRexclude where he became a Seaman

where he became a Seaman Torpedoman

but upon further research

40 mm (w) x 15

owners handwritten name

it is made out of iron with a single mould casting

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Carl Wild GTRexclude where he became a Seaman(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