Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Richard Simm & Söhne Auction The cap measures 280 mm

The cap measures 280 mm x 112 mm (folded)

1912 during the reign of Tsar Nicholas II and was created to commemorate the centenary of the end of the campaign on Russian soil against the Napoleonic invaders

measuring 42 mm (w) x 14

3 mm (w) x 23 mm (h)

foxing evident on the edge of the pages

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Richard Simm & Söhne Auction The cap measures 280 mm(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