Infantry Assault Badge

[Tom Yanacek]

Hi guys,

This looks like one of the so-called "broken stem" Infantry Assault Badges. I got this one today at a local gun show for $15, sold as a repro. I think I did good on this one, didn't I?

Thanks for any and all opinions.

Best regards,
Tom

[Tom Yanacek]

a couple of oblique views:

[Patrick W]

I think you did absolute cracker! well done

[schwelch]

Hi Tom,

I think it's a good one, too. Well done

BR
Sven

[Tom Yanacek]

Thank you Patrick and Sven.

It's deals like this that keep me going back to the gun shows. This badge is so shiny that it is hard to photograph. It is absolutely mint in-hand and the photos do not do it justice. I took some photos on a black background for more contrast. What appears to be dark areas on the reverse are actually as shiny as the rest of the badge. It's just that the surface grinder marks on those two areas run vertical, whereas they run horizontal across most of the reverse.

Best regards,
Tom

[petopoint]

Nice

Congrats, very nice score. It's finish reminds me of the FZZ Silver Fizzy IABs.

[fischer]

Super nice deal, congrats on finding this one.

The lines on the reverse are a known trait of the so-called flat-back Broken Stem variant.

Best Regards, fischer

[Ralph Arndt]

A very nice looking badge. Nice pin and catch.

[scott3000]

Very Nice find I never get lucky at Gun shows

[Graeme]

Hi Tom

Wish I could find badges for $15.

Congrats on getting a real bargain.. nice looker too.

regards
Graeme

[Christopher G.]

Very nice job on the great badge and a great deal! I love gun shows!

Regards,
Chris G.

[Thomas Durante]

Very nice addition Tom, heck of a price

These flatbacks do have some great finish on them, and as Don says the scratches on the reverse are very typical of this maker, whoever he was. The left-facing catch is also a trait of this maker. These flatbacks can be found in all branches (LW, Heer and Kriegs), so they must have been a large producer and one of the bigger names in the business.

Tom

[Giel VW]

That's the price of 3 beers! Very nice find, prestine condition on top of it!!

[Tom Yanacek]

Thank you!

My thanks to everyone for the comments.

The guy that sold me this badge said that he had just sold three other "repro" badges about twenty minutes earlier. I would have sure liked to see those three other "repros".

Best regards,
Tom