Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher GTRexclude chipping evident in the blue

chipping evident in the blue enamels on the arm at 9 o'clock on the obverse

measuring 30 mm (w) x 30 mm (h) overall

inscribed with the owner's name in handwritten blue ink in three locations (on both inside covers and on the front flyleaf) "Gerald A Learn / 2nd Lieut / Royal Flying Corps / Military School of Aeronautics / Christ Church / Oxford"

oxidation and loss of black finish evident throughout

and is in better than very fine condition

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Wilhelm Hobacher GTRexclude chipping evident in the blue(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