Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Sohni, Heubach & Co. Auction maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei

maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and an illegible maker’s code

two angled entry pockets on either side at the front and two top entry pockets at the rear

a red enamelled five point cross with clusters of faceted rays in each quadrant

on a fixed loop and swivel ring for suspension from its period original ribbon with dual needle pin

It features a 15 cm-long

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Sohni, Heubach & Co. Auction maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from