measuring 30 mm (w) x 30 mm (h) overall
oxidation and loss of black finish evident throughout
L” for “Jacob Leser” and “900” for silver content
with John Christie Stocker at the right wearing his India Medal with two clasps
joined together at the bottom by ribbon and topped by a perched Heer-style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher GTRexclude measuring 30 mm (w) x(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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker