Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive A field made replacement Soldbuch

A field made replacement Soldbuch that has been improvised after the original was lost due to enemy actions on April 16

bearing the inscription ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DEN REGIERUNGSANTRITT AM 19

in glazed ceramic

Order of National Merit is hallmarked and numbered "47873" on the reverse and maker marked "IKOM ZAGREB" on the screwback

Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction Archive A field made replacement Soldbuch(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). Consisting of an oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a 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 vertical round wire pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a flat wire catch; unmarked; measuring 46. 81 mm (w) x