Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity the reverse bears a tan

the reverse bears a tan buckram backer

He was promoted to sergeant on August 21

Commandeur (Commander)

the obverse with a raised central “W” with the re-institution date “1914” in raised numbering on the lower arm

award has been reassembled from the relevant parts of many different awards including a replacement loop hallmarked by late Portuguese silver hallmarks

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By B.h. Mayer certificate_of_authenticity the reverse bears a tan(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 flattened catch,