Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Auction bearing a miniature

bearing a miniature

on loop for suspension from its period original tri-fold ribbon with bar

the tabs trimmed in a fine cord in white and light brown embroidery matching that used on perimeter of the haori

5 mm (w) x 18 mm (h))

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Auction bearing a miniature(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 51 mm (w) x 53. 63 mm (h), weighing 24. 3 grams, a rare example of a zink badge retaining virtually all of its original