Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction (from) excessive smoking" during his

(from) excessive smoking" during his medical exam

Commander of the 1st Battalion of Infantry Regiment 403

Both the black and reddish-brown finished pieces of leather have two holes

along with a raised 12 mm wide border on the brim covered in silvered bullion wire

buckle with matching double-claw receiver

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction (from) excessive smoking" during his(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,