Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge By Steinhauer & Lück Auction 1 & Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer

1 & Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer

96 mm (w) x 48

the Austro-Hungarian coat-of-arms below

mounted on hallmarked 18Kt

magnetic metal buttons on the right breast flap meeting an equal number of reinforced buttonholes on the left flap

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge By Steinhauer & Lück Auction 1 & Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, overlaid by a finely detailed Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, all over a hollow background, the reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring 42.