Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Wilhelm Hobacher Newly Listed Instituted in 1875 by Emperor

Instituted in 1875 by Emperor Meiji

Constructed of dual pieces of card stock

weighing 86

suffering a gun shot wound to the head

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, Wilhelm Hobacher Newly Listed Instituted in 1875 by Emperor(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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker