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

The crossguard transitions into a handle with a curved pommel working in tandem with the crossguard to facilitate a secure grip

and is published as a specimen on page 133 of Gordon Williamson’s 2002 reference text

Any protection at all besides a cloth cap was seen as an improvement with many lives potentially being saved

post-1939 version Reichsleiter bumper plate

The Soldbuch includes personal information

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction 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 the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,