Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant certificate_of_authenticity 54 cm circumference

54 cm circumference

A brass bar extends from the top of the crown along the back of the baseplate to the leather neck guard

consisting of a Ruppert Cross with red enamelled arms

the center medallion featuring a seated tiger in yellow and brown enamels against a blue and green enamelled background

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Unknown Maker Variant certificate_of_authenticity 54 cm circumference(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, unmarked but