Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of measuring 41mm (w) x 62

measuring 41mm (w) x 62 mm (h-inclusive of suspension)

inscribed "CORTINA" above "1224" (the height in meters at which the facility is located) at the base

a silver standard "S" and date marked "K8" (1936) on the reverse

Private Alfred Riley Davenport

two arms of the reverse have been poorly replaced likely during the early 1900s and the other two (3 and 6 o’clock may be earlier replacements as well

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Orth United Republic of measuring 41mm (w) x 62(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