Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By B.h. Mayer Archive Both Awards contained in Case

Both Awards contained in Case of issue for Knight's Cross

Turks Witwe

below is maker’s mark WKC (around 1880-1900 period manufacture)

original silvering still clearly visible in some areas) in worn condition

with the 5th Battalion

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By B.h. Mayer Archive Both Awards contained in Case(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 flattened catch,