The Battalion sailed on April 25
1918 (as per instructions of a Medical Board Captain
the reverse bears the inscription “WANDERFAHRT ZUR REICHSTAGUNG DES REICHSINNUNGSVERBANDES DES MECHANIKERHANDWERKS UND DES FACHHANDELS BIELEFELD 13/14 JUNI 1936” (Trip for the Reich Convention of the Association of Tradesmen and Specialized Trade Bielefeld 13/14 June 1936)
the interior collar is lined with cream coloured fabric and bears four gilt attachment snaps
the naming on the MP is raised lettering
Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Carl Wild certificate_of_authenticity The Battalion sailed on April(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval 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 crimped barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker