G1042.)INFANTRY ASSAULT BADGE IN SILVER: lovely original of the highest quality and one that has been just recently examined and approved as being very much genuine period. Slightly vaulted wartime zinc alloy and showing nearly all of its now tarnished silver finish. Some light wear to the high relief areas that shows the gray base metal. Easily 95% of the original finish in intact. Reverse has typical assault badge type hinge and long pointed pin. Reverse has a silver frosted application and a finish that's now tarnished too. Attractive. Reverse is marked in high relief with premiere maker 'FLL' (letters are inside of circles) for the Friedrich Linden firm of Ludenscheid/ EXC++++