Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1970 United Republic of 1 An Infantry Assault Badge

1 An Infantry Assault Badge

Despite its connection with the 34th FGH

with a horizontal pinback

bearing an additional hand-etched inscription of “1

Germany, Federal Republic. A Knight’s Cross of the War Merit Cross with Swords, Exhibition Example by Steinhauer & Lück, c. 1970 United Republic of 1 An Infantry Assault Badge(Ritterkreuz des Kriegsverdienstkreuzes mit Schwertern, Museumsstck). Constructed of neusilber, consisting of a Maltese Cross with pebbled arms and with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, the obverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath surrounding a pebbled field, the reverse bearing a central circular oak leaf wreath surrounding a raised date of 1939, the twelve oclock arm with a loop and suspension ring retaining a period original