Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive graduating in 1879

graduating in 1879

surrounded by the inscription "FILLAE CONSERVANT VIRTUTES MAJORUM"

oval wreath with laurel leaves towards the left side and oak leaves towards the right side

the neck end of each board with a loop for placement on a uniform on a white wool core

An Early War Merit Cross with Swords First class by Maker 43 - In silvered tombac

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive graduating in 1879(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,