Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Souval certificate_of_authenticity 17 mm (w) x 14

17 mm (w) x 14

numbered "34410" and maker marked "T&JB" on the reverse

for which production began in the early 1920s

the reverse with the date “13

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Rudolf Souval certificate_of_authenticity 17 mm (w) x 14(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 barrel hinge and tapering magnetic metal