Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Franke & Co. GTRexclude 22 mm x 48 mm)

22 mm x 48 mm)

with a kokoshnik number of “84” and the symbol of the city of St

a very nice matching pair

In March 1939

Footnote:The Hamburger Fremdenblatt (Hamburg Stranger’s Newspaper) was one of the most influential newspapers in Hamburg during the 19th and early 20th century

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Franke & Co. GTRexclude 22 mm x 48 mm)(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom, 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 with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo