Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Otto Schickle GTRexclude in stamped brass with a

in stamped brass with a black painted steel (magnetic) reinforcement plate

Hans Bütow

was very pleased to hear "that he had saved his life with an Irvin chute"

1960: Both pieces are Italian-made

marked in black ink with the initials "E T" on the tab where it is stitched to the body of the belt

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Otto Schickle GTRexclude in stamped brass with a(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). In die stamped silvered tombak, silvered zink, presenting as 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 plain, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,