Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed 87 mm (w) x 63

87 mm (w) x 63

A 1938 HJ Bann Untergau Sporttrefen badge

At the outbreak of the Second World War

thick maroon leather straps attached via brass loops and posts

the obverse centre bears the cipher “W” for Wilhelm

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed 87 mm (w) x 63(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,