Germany, Wehrmaht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant Hold circumscribed by a maker’s mark

circumscribed by a maker’s mark of “DRANSFELD & CO

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flanked by an inscription of “FÜR HELDENMÜTIGE TAT” (“FOR HEROIC DEEDS”)

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Germany, Wehrmaht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant Hold circumscribed by a maker’s mark(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 barrel hinge emanating from a rectangular plate and a vertical pinback