Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge, By Hymmen & Co. Auction Bismarck Survivor - A 9

Bismarck Survivor - A 9 x 14 cm photograph with post war signature

maker marked Meissner & Buch

he stands on the wings of a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

The wire types and grades applied to helmets often differed depending on the theatre of combat where the helmet was being used

most likely a pattern or trial piece

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge, By Hymmen & Co. Auction Bismarck Survivor - A 9(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). An Infantry Assault Badge, constructed of silvered zink, presenting as 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 plain, with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round