I was struck down and received a fractured scull (sic)
233 of the General Assembly approved the twenty-eighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nineteen
(Sold with Expert Evaluation/Guarantee certificate
plain and unmarked with the exception of a reverse mark of “WAFFEN-SS”
inscribed "LEVA FASCISTA" below
Germany, Wehrmacht. A General Assault Badge, Special Grade For 25 Engagements, By Rudolf Karneth & Söhne GTRexclude I was struck down and(Allgemeines Sturmabzeichen mit Einsatzzahl 25). Constructed of silvered and patinated zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a plaque bearing a raised number 25, overlaid by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, the reverse with four visible rivets securing in place the obverse features, with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style