Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of 76 mm (h - inclusive

76 mm (h - inclusive of suspension)

inscribed "COMMISSIONE SPORTIVA" (Sports Commission) below the square

measuring 49 mm (w) x 102 mm (h)

29 mm (w) x 32

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of 76 mm (h - inclusive(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker