Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Archive the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey threaded rank pip between dual tresses of identical construction

he attested for overseas service at Valcartier in September 1914

The Great War 1914-18

measuring 45 mm (w) x 52 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Archive the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 92 mm (w) x 53. 98 mm (h), weighing 30. 4 grams, with consistent loss of silver finish evident, in near