pierced with cross swords
measuring 57 mm (w) x 50 mm (h)
which provides a list of all the items appearing in the colour plates in the book under eighty-six key points)
A period original case constructed of cardstock with a faux black leather exterior
and textured green enamels
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann certificate_of_authenticity pierced with cross swords(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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but