Nice badge Greg! 
I have never seen this type of assman before. Must be tough one to find.
Thanks, Mike
I have never seen this type of assman before. Must be tough one to find.Thanks, Mike
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Nice late ware Assmann lady with it's A on the rifle .... you can find this type of IAB with the mm on the wreath too
Best regards, Andreas
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Thanks for all your comments and time guys. I don't focus on IABs (or anything else for that matter!) It was just a little something that caught my eye while surfing dealer sites.
It was listed as an unmarked example, and I was surprised to see the Assman logo when it arrived. It is not well defined. It obviously was overlooked by the seller either in haste, or he simply had poor lighting.
A search here on the forum yielded several threads on this type of badge. In one of them, a comment was made by Frank Heukemes as I recall (?), that there was a distinctive metallic odor to this badge, produced by the base metal. Even with my tobacco addled sense of smell, I could distinguish it too.
Some form of "kriegsmetall" I assume.
As far as being common or not, I defer to you distinguished students of the Infantriesturmabzeichen.
All I know for sure is that she is humpbacked, fat, has a beard, and smells. In spite of all that, I like her anyway!
That being said, thank you all again for your comments and interest. I enjoy sharing.
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Greg:
Congratulations on your new Assmann IAB score. These are somewhat difficult to find IMO. I am still looking to acquire one of either marked types.
Nice badge!!
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