Germany. An Early Example Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge In Tombac Auction Dransfeld was drafted on November

Dransfeld was drafted on November 17

noting that Kirkbride had been "wounded in France in August 1917" by a "shrapnel ball in (his) right knee which passed through (the) popliteal space (AKA kneepit)

marked on reverse "R

He enlisted at the No

obverse illustrating the Netherlands coat-of-arms

Germany. An Early Example Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge In Tombac Auction Dransfeld was drafted on NovemberA fine example of a silver grade Infanterie Sturmabzeichen; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered bronze, 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 flat wire catch; unmarked, but