Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive Michael - Cross Third Class

Michael - Cross Third Class

34 mm x 13

In Silver gilt with blue and white enamels

dual ornate latch closure

Germany. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Archive Michael - Cross Third Class(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen). An oval shaped oak wreath in silvered zink, 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 flat wire catch; measuring 47. 15 mm (w) x 61. 85 mm (h); weighing 14.