A Second War German Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Auction The blade is finely acid

The blade is finely acid etched with the WKC markings and had remained well protected in its scabbard

In the early years of the Second World War

these medals were produced by removing the reverse inscription on the 1914-1919 Red Cross Medal and then re-engraving the new inscription on them

for which McLay was awarded the M

13 June 1977) was a participant in the Spanish Civil War and during WW2 an Officer of the People’s Army and the National Hero of Yugoslavia

A Second War German Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Auction The blade is finely acidA second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen silver grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie 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 sheet metal hinge, and a round wire catch; unmarked; measuring