Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Hold (Gürtelschnalle)

(Gürtelschnalle)

each larger link measures 11

pictured wearing a Knights Cross of the Iron Cross

weak on left due to medal contact

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Hold (Gürtelschnalle)(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback, maker