Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt United Republic of 85 mm (w) x 160

85 mm (w) x 160 mm (h) x 35

1969 in Passaic

5 mm wings insignia

with an early SS skull insignia (Danziger skull)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt United Republic of 85 mm (w) x 160(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). Instituted 20 December 1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939 1945). Constructed of bronzed zink, obverse depicting an oval shaped oak leaf wreath topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika with a bow tie at the bottom, Karabiner 98k rifle with bayonet and carrying sling set diagonally across badge, maker marked with AS initial logo of Adolf Schwerdt, Stuttgart, measuring 64