Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity with “BeVo” machine woven "

with “BeVo” machine woven " Michael Gaissmair " in silvery-grey threads

this was the first United States Navy ship to be named after the state of Maine

some soiling and material fatigue evident

a Bavarian Veterans Association Honorary Membership Badge

Germany, Wehrmacht. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade certificate_of_authenticity with “BeVo” machine woven "(Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a vaulted 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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch,