Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge By Franke & Co. Auction 1899-1918Issue

1899-1918Issue

a slotted black velvet medal bed

1941 issue

the reverse with a raised crimped barrel and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch

with the majority of the original silver-wash still remaining

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge By Franke & Co. Auction 1899-1918Issue(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire