Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Archive marked "S"

marked "S"

Otto Dimmel

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 433 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

interestingly field fitted with a heavy replacement German half zipper with leather pull tab

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann Archive marked "S"(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,