Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Adolf Scholze Hold 103rd Supply Train

103rd Supply Train

A third reich period Gau Kurhessen KDF (Kraft Durch Freude/Strength Through Joy)

This is the first (Lviv) issue of the decoration

reverse maker marked "RYRIE BROS"

The blade's reverse ricasso is un-marked

Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Adolf Scholze Hold 103rd Supply TrainA second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen silver grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered feinzink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bow tie 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 plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a crimped ball hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; maker