Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Julius Bauer & Co. GTRexclude silvered bronze cross butting a

silvered bronze cross butting a bronze gilt ribbon banner

Contained within an extremely rare case of issue

with a black wool backing and a horizontal pinback

Footnote: Nathan Columbus Vail rose quickly through the ranks

Mark II No

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Julius Bauer & Co. GTRexclude silvered bronze cross butting a(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 round wire catch, maker marked