Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Rudolf Souval United Republic of The 5th South African Infantry

The 5th South African Infantry Brigade

maker marked “RZM M1/8” on the reverse

measuring 128 mm x 57 mm

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 553 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

on the 15th April 1902

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge By Rudolf Souval United Republic of The 5th South African Infantry(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). A Second War period Infantry Assault Badge, constructed of silvered zink, presenting as an oval oak leaf wreath, with a German national eagle clutching a mobile 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 with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting