Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold with an un-named ivy-clad plaque

with an un-named ivy-clad plaque at the base

in turn retaining a suspension ring with a period original ribbon

CARLMAN AB STOCKHOLM" on the inside lid

WATERBURY on the reverse

Stanislaus of Szczepanów

Germany, Luftwaffe. A Ground Assault Badge, by Rudolf Karneth Hold with an un-named ivy-clad plaque(Erdkampfabzeichen der Luftwaffe). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaying a stylized cloud from which a lightning bolt emanates and strikes the ground, the reverse with three visible rivets securing the eagle in position, with a barrel hinge emanating from a crimped base and banjo style