Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Gottlieb & Wagner Auction Light crazing on the leather

Light crazing on the leather tab

Two Mother's Crosses - Silver and Bronze Grades

hallmarked with an eagle's head on the tip of the ribbon on the obverse

measuring 27 mm (w) x 26 mm (h)

white and black cotton

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Gottlieb & Wagner Auction Light crazing on the leather(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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating