Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade Hold Upon entering the water

Upon entering the water

one with an intact screw

later of Toronto

Constructed of silvered tombac and red and white enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade Hold Upon entering the water(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). An oval shaped oak leaf wreath in bronzed feinzink, with a national eagle clutching a 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a crimped sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; measuring 47. 34 mm