Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Fritz Zimmermann Auction Archive marked MADE IN ETHIOPIE B

marked MADE IN ETHIOPIE B

measuring 317 mm (w) x 214 mm (h))

on October 24

measuring approximately 44cm (or 18 inches)

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Fritz Zimmermann Auction Archive marked MADE IN ETHIOPIE B(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from