Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge In Silver United Republic of silvered zink buttons are pinned

silvered zink buttons are pinned into each side of the cap

MASS" and marked "STERLING" on the reverse

wrung them out as much as I could and put them on again

79 mm (h - inclusive suspension)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge In Silver United Republic of silvered zink buttons are pinned(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika and joined together at the bottom by a bowtie ribbon, 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 with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch,