Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive later a Navy pilot

later a Navy pilot

original pentagonal

the "o" should be and "a" in his surname

adorned by large crown featuring enameled jewels and detailing

Ld” for manufacture by “Garrad & Co

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive later a Navy pilot(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 wreathed 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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,