Germany, Wehrmaht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant Province of China Three-colour embroidery on dark green

Three-colour embroidery on dark green wool

The Imperial German Army began to replace the traditional Pickelhaube (spiked helmet) with the Stahlhelm in 1916

with a functional hinge and catch assembly

with his name Dr

Germany, Wehrmaht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant Province of China Three-colour embroidery on dark green(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 barrel hinge emanating from a rectangular plate and a vertical pinback