Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold the reverse bearing a Metz

the reverse bearing a Metz studio mark

light soiling and mothing evident in the pressed felt

the couple later having one child

The interior of the sweat band depicts some writing in blue ink - it is largely undecipherable

the reverse with a vertical pinback meeting an integrated catch

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold the reverse bearing a Metz(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, surrounding a central 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 an uncommon hollow zink variant