Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Republic of 35 mm (w) 55

35 mm (w) 55

reverse pin with 2 hallmarks—an ‘800 silver’ hallmark (rooster in hexagon denoting

Footnote: Zimmermann was a well known German manufacturer of a great variety of awards

8 mm (w) x 31 mm (h) each

A Post War Signed Photograph of Knight's Cross Recipient - Erich Hartmann

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Republic of 35 mm (w) 55(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a maker atypical flat wire catch, maker marked with LDO code L 56 for Funcke & Brninghaus, Ldenscheid, measuring 48. 0 mm (w) x 64. 5 mm (h), weighing 38.