Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne Archive a badge he likely purchased

a badge he likely purchased as a replacement after the War

so some form of bowl or pierce sheet guard were instituted and became the common choices

with maker’s mark and French silver mark stamped on pin

He was later promoted to Captain

an Austrian War Cross for Civil Merit (bronze

Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne Archive a badge he likely purchased(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Consisting of an oval shaped oak wreath in bronzed zink, with a German national eagle clutching a swastika on the top, with a bow tie at the base; 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a crimped ball hinge, and a crimped flat wire catch; marked JFS for