Germany. A Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Archive 67 mm x 76 mm)

67 mm x 76 mm)

The side posts on either side are capped by large gilt aluminum cockades

A fourth pilot

cypher of Michael I (1940-1947) on the obverse

the loose bone and metal fragments removed

Germany. A Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Archive 67 mm x 76 mm)An example of a second war German Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge (Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze); constructed of oval shaped oak leaf wreath in bronzed zink; the obverse with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom and a Karabiner 98k diagonally across the badge with a bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain, with a vertical pinback, a