Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive The crossguard transitions into a

The crossguard transitions into a handle constructed of ribbed lacquered dark wood

He was briefly hospitalized for one week

measuring 31 mm (w) x 53 mm (h)

A 1936 Hitlerjugend/Hitler Youth (HJ) Gebiet 13 Fahrten badge

Panama Canal Zone

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive The crossguard transitions into a(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 carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,