Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Special Grade for 25 Engagements, by Rudolf Karneth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac well marked

well marked

109mm (w) x 9

stamped “800” for silver

the reverse with an inscription of “FÜR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR” (“FOR RESCUE FROM DANGER”)

reverse plain with a vertical pinback

Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Special Grade for 25 Engagements, by Rudolf Karneth consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac well marked(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 25). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a raised number 25, surrounding a central Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with three visible rivets securing the eagle and accoutrements in position, with a crimped barrel hinge and