Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed measuring 49 mm x 38

measuring 49 mm x 38 mm

padded white silk lining on the inside lid

small chipping around the edge of the crystal

Footnote: Fritz Schäfer was born 25 November 1910 in Philippsthal

before it left Wisconsin

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Newly Listed measuring 49 mm x 38(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,