Description
the throat and mid-section fixtures each bear a loop for the accommodation of a hanger
where he stayed until 1923
60mm (h – including floral suspension)
measuring 5 cm (w) x 205 cm (l)
silver and enamelled insignia
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Vienna Design United Republic of the throat and mid-section fixtures(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a slightly vaulted 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 and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch,