Germany. An Early Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge GTRexclude semi-dark patina

semi-dark patina

63rd - Button on style shoulder boards of mustard yellow wool

and others from Russian front

21/CAN:INF:)

marked for Frederiico da Costa

Germany. An Early Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge GTRexclude semi-dark patina(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). An oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered die stamped tombac (only traces of silver plating remains), with a national eagle clutching a 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a sheet metal hinge, and a