Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Josef Feix & Söhne GTRexclude on loop for suspension with

on loop for suspension with a period original

A dark brown leather sweatband surrounds the interior

while the reverse is missing both the hinge and pinback

added chronologically and depicting the owner with other naval serviceman in Kurmark in 1912 prior to departing for a lengthy sea voyage

the suspension loop maker marked with Präsidialkanzlei code “24” for Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Hanauer Plakettenhersteller

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Josef Feix & Söhne GTRexclude on loop for suspension with(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 ball hinge emanating from a crimped base and vertical pinback meeting a flat