Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Auction illustrating a stylized Chinese junk

illustrating a stylized Chinese junk with two Chinese characters translated as loyalty inscribed on the ship's hull

each sewn just below the sleeve openings

in a 217 mm x 165 mm brass frame under glass

1944: "Dear Lieutenant Pearce

Medium brown wooden grip exhibits moderate surface wear with early quality finish

Germany. A Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge Auction illustrating a stylized Chinese junkA second war German Infanterie Sturmabzeichen silver grade; oval shaped oak leaf wreath in silvered zink, with a national eagle clutching a swastika on the top and a bowtie on the bottom. Diagonally across the badge is a Karabiner 98k with the bayonet attached to the front of the barrel and the carrying sling hanging from the rifle; the reverse plain; with a vertical round wire pinback, a crimped sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round wire catch (bent