Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive dated October 11

dated October 11

1876 in Edinburgh

in a 177 mm x 190 mm wooden frame

It was the first order of merit in France which permitted an Officer who was not of noble birth to be named a Knight

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive dated October 11(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,