Original German WWII Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge - Unmarked Category_MG 42 Mounts and the butt plate U

and the butt plate U

and the chin strap has a bit of staining

Although the Model 1917 was intended to be the principal US Army heavy machine gun in the war

This particular style became known as "LE NETTOYER DES TRANCHES"

the 23d Fighter Group provided air support for Chinese land forces and repeatedly struck at enemy troops and transportation

Original German WWII Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge - Unmarked Category_MG 42 Mounts and the butt plate UOriginal Items: Only One Available. Called in German a Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber, this genuine badge is constructed of silvered zinc. Over time, the silver oxidizes, so these are most often appear dark gray, as this example does. The design consists of an oval oak wreath tied together at the base via a ribbon, with a national eagle clutching a mobile swas, with a vertically oriented Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the