Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Franke & Co. Archive Comte de Portnoeuf

Comte de Portnoeuf

Upton was discharged by purchase on February 10

(Brustbild)

I was completely in the dark about what it involved

with a silver hallmark denoting “900” silver purity and “1872-1922” manufacture

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Franke & Co. Archive Comte de Portnoeuf(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile 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 with a vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo