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

(Drittes Reich Insignien)

the reverse bearing a Metz studio mark

A brief description of the book's contents is stated in the Preface: "The modern Canadian Army dates from 1855

A Front Flying Clasp for Fighters in Silver

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

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