Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold Instituted 1934

Instituted 1934

ribbon lightly soiled with glue and paper residue on reverse

measuring 33 mm (w) x 58 mm (h)

with tongue attached to the boards

eight minutes to starboard

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Hold Instituted 1934(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a central 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 flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 45 mm (w) x 52. 75 mm (h), weighing 13. 9 grams, most of the silver finish has been lost and minor oxidation is