Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Auction An extremely well made swagger

An extremely well made swagger stick with a lower portion fabricated from bamboo and is surmounted by a hollow brass handle

The exterior exhibits wear

3 mm bronze gilt cap badge of the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment affixed to the cap via two lugs and pin

As originally mounted to a suspension with swing bar pinback

By the start of the war

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Auction An extremely well made swagger(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a block hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 22 mm (w) x 52. 94 mm (h), weighing 14. 0 grams, with total loss of silver finish evident, in fair condition.