Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Archive bearing a raised number “40”

bearing a raised number “40”

along with a raised 20 mm wide border on the brim covered in silver bullion wire

and SA 2nd Place (bronze gilt

including a Life Guards Regiment veteran’s pin

seven with dual lugs

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge Archive bearing a raised number “40”(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, around a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 42. 53 mm (w) x 54. 13 mm (h), weighing 30. 0 grams, minor loss of finish is evident the the hinge demonstrates