Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Wilhelm Hobacher Hold Helsinki city marked and date

Helsinki city marked and date marked "N6" (1942) on the reverse

fabricated from a thick leather with a smooth finished black upper

He studied to become a barrister and was called to the bar in 1895

89 mm (w) x 52

and Breast Star: cross insignia with a multi-piece construction

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Wilhelm Hobacher Hold Helsinki city marked and date(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 crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating