Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction stamped on the right side

stamped on the right side in red ink with the British Broad Arrow production insignia

each of the sections with ten drilled holes

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the reverse centrepiece ring

He enlisted as a Lance Corporal in the Army Service Corps (S4-041744) for service in the First World War

Type IV (1921- )

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction stamped on the right side(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a bow tie ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical