Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity circumscribed FRANZ JOSEPH I

circumscribed FRANZ JOSEPH I

his grave marker formed from a wooden propeller of an aeroplane of the time

He acquired work as a Harbourmaster-Launchman at Whakatane

consisting a white enameled Maltese cross with ball finials and fleur-de-lys in each quadrant

a front-facing eagle's head flanked by left-facing and right-facing eagle's heads above

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge certificate_of_authenticity circumscribed FRANZ JOSEPH I(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, unmarked, measuring 46.