Germany, Wehrmacht. A Pair of Awards for Combatants

(Auszeichnungen für Kämpfer). A pair of awards for combatants, including:

1. A 1939 Iron Cross II Class, constructed of iron and silver, consisting of a Cross Pattée with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed silver frame, the obverse with a central mobile swastika, the six o’clock arm with a reinstitution date of “1939”, the reverse six o’clock arm with an initial institution date of “1813”, unmarked, measuring 44.25 mm (w) x 48.24 mm (h), weighing 19.9 grams, demonstrating scratching and mis-matched repainting to the core, in fair condition.

2. An Infantry Assault Badge, Silver Grade, 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 hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from an oval plate, maker marked with the logo of Carl Wild, Hamburg, measuring 46.78 mm (w) x 62.56 mm (h), weighing 26.7 grams, demonstrating loss of finish throughout the base metal, in very fine condition.