Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Orth Hold surmounted by a pleasant enameled

surmounted by a pleasant enameled red Spanish royal crown and a clasp

1880 (#2028)

applied with zig-zag stitching indicating original factory application

inscribed "FOR FIVE YEARS SERVICE DATE COMPLETED" above the engraved date "3

SPANIEL" on the obverse

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Orth Hold surmounted by a pleasant enameled(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 and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked