Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction on a red felt background

on a red felt background

total length including badge 60cm

3d class bronze medal

Gardino - Breast Star: four-piece construction

Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Ferdinand Wiedmann Auction on a red felt backgroundA fine example of a second war German silver grade Infanterie Sturmabzeichen; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bow tie on the bottom. 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a tall sheet metal hinge, and a round wire