Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Sohni, Heubach & Co. Auction Archive Monetny Dvor mint marked and

Monetny Dvor mint marked and hand engraved "1461503" on the reverse

one month shy of his fortieth birthday

2nd Class - Silver with red and white enamels

measuring 41 mm (d)

Göring-Werke in Starachowice as a Handformer in 1929

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Sohni, Heubach & Co. Auction Archive Monetny Dvor mint marked and(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 emanating from