(Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone)
the majority of the black finish worn off
the portrait is pasted to a card stock backer bearing a raised Kaiserslautern studio mark in the lower right corner
(Deutsches Jungvolk Gürtel mit Schnalle)
measuring 92 mm (w) x 65 mm (h)
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne certificate_of_authenticity (Kaiserlicher Orden der Eisernen Krone)(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with