Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Hollow Tombak Version by an Unknown Maker Auction featuring a central inscription “Welt

featuring a central inscription “Welt krieg” (World War) and the left and right read “1914 1917”

He went on to serve as a Staff officer on several assignments

It completes with a ribbed aluminum pommel with a grooved nut

stamped with O

the horn insignia in gold-coloured ink on the lid

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Hollow Tombak Version by an Unknown Maker Auction featuring a central inscription “Welt(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered tombak, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, surrounding a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked but demonstrating the characteristics of a documented variant produced by an unidentified manufacturer, measuring 42. 16 mm