Original German WWII Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge Attributed To Rudolf Karneth Featured in Sascha Weber Book Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia which is why it has

which is why it has the smaller threaded hole in the center: it was intended to have an attached plate on the bottom

5 million square kilometers

SHIPS)When the mission was to observe movement across a wide expanse of air and water then a binocular with a much wider field of view was justified

this puts the bayonet rather solidly in the 1883-1884 period

The "88" in the model is missing as well

Original German WWII Bronze Grade Infantry Assault Badge Attributed To Rudolf Karneth Featured in Sascha Weber Book Japanese Awards Medals Badges Insignia which is why it hasOriginal Items: Only One Available. Called in German the Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze, this genuine badge is constructed of bronzed die struck zinc. Over time, the bronze wash can wear and flake off, showing the oxidized base metal, which is grayish. That has happened to a small extent on this example, however for the most part it is still very well retained, definitely better than most we see. There is mostly some flaking of the bronze wash