Germany. A Second War Period Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Josef Feix & Sohn GTRexclude 53 mm knurled pin

53 mm knurled pin

Footnote: these badges were worn by the River Boat Pilots whose duties were to guide larger ships through dangerous waters on large rivers in Germany

marked "RZM" (Reichszeugmeisterei) and maker marked "M4/22" (Christian Theodor Dicke) on the reverse

Lancashire in the household of his parents

Germany. A Second War Period Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Josef Feix & Sohn GTRexclude 53 mm knurled pinA second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen silver grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a 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 vertical round wire pinback, a crimped barrel hinge, and a crimped flat wire catch; maker