Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive A First War Medal Pair

A First War Medal Pair to the Canadian Railway Troops CEF - British War Medal (1099021 A

it sits securely within a silvered zink alloy crossguard

obverse with a central applique bearing a gilded Saxon coat of arms on a white enameled background

green laurels have been cleaned and exhibit enamel loss

and fighting broke out between Cretan Greeks and Turkish soldiers

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Orth Auction Archive A First War Medal Pair(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k rifle with the bayonet attached and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle, the reverse with a barrel hinge emanating from a rectangular base and vertical pinback meeting