Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed Iron Cross First Class 1914

Iron Cross First Class 1914

himself shooting down two

constructed of black cloth with silver/grey machine embroidered edelweiss with yellow stamen

Dark orange celluloid grip exhibits moderate wear but no chipping or cracks

the obverse with central painted medallion depicting the remains of Zähringen Castle

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed Iron Cross First Class 1914(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika on the top and a bowtie 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,