Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Josef Feix & Söhne Republic of and oxidation and loss of

and oxidation and loss of finish to the metal fixtures

the reverse maker marked “GEBR

Footnote: This item would have been tied around a Japanese serviceman`s waist for good luck

Emanating from the netting is an array of straps of identical construction

silvered and enameled

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Josef Feix & Söhne Republic of and oxidation and loss of(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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a