Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare General Assault Badge, Special Grade 25, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction with the back bearing a

with the back bearing a raised and extremely detailed Imperial Russian Coat of arms

(1901-1918)

Cloth version

the reverse bearing a brief handwritten inscription dated 1923

(1938-1943 issue)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Rare General Assault Badge, Special Grade 25, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne Auction with the back bearing a(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 25). Constructed of silvered and patinated feinzink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a raised number 25, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with four visible rivets securing the obverse fixtures in place, with a crimped barrel hinge and banjo