Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive (Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber

(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber

Grave VIII

Gulf Medal

referred to as the "first pattern" design

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive (Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a Heer style 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire