Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann certificate_of_authenticity but rather on a specially

but rather on a specially designed striking surface

He signed his CEF Attestation Paper as a Private (406636) with the 36th Infantry Battalion on April 14

the reverse depicting the cypher of Charles III of Spain surrounded by a blue enameled border inscribed by the Latin inscription VIRTUTI ET MERITO (Virtue and Merit)

31 Canadian Battle Drill Training Centre in Vernon

An excellent mint example of the Black Grade wound badge in patinated die stamped bronze

Germany, Heer. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By E. Ferdinand Wiedmann certificate_of_authenticity but rather on a specially(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, presenting as 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 plain, with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked,