Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Vienna Design GTRexclude and Channel Islands (gray embroidery

and Channel Islands (gray embroidery on black wool

Footnote: William Paul was born on May 18

marked on reverse with code “134” for maker Otto Klein & Co

dated 1 September 1903 which accompanied the (unspecified) clasps sent to Wyse

Constructed of patinated feinzink

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Vienna Design GTRexclude and Channel Islands (gray embroidery(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a slightly vaulted 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 barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch,