Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Richard Simm & Söhne United Republic of (Drittes Reich Insignien)

(Drittes Reich Insignien)

a Flying Personnel sleeve badge

This was probably due to the relatively few individuals eligible to join the organization

contact marks and one chip evident at the base of the pedestal

in frosted silver with red and blue enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Richard Simm & Söhne United Republic of (Drittes Reich Insignien)(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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked