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Packeted JFS Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze

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Packeted JFS Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze

Condition: Near Mint

Maker: JFS

Base Material: Zinc

SKU: WV0051 Category: Infantry Assault Badges Tags Awards, heer

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Product Description: This superb Infantry Assault Badge in Bronze, manufactured by Josef Feix & Söhne (JFS) of Gablonz, is a pristine, textbook example—complete with its original, maker-matched paper packet. Sets of this quality are becoming increasingly difficult to find, and this one ranks among the finest we have offered.

The badge is zinc-based and retains a full, 100% original factory-applied bronze Brennlack finish—a truly exceptional state of preservation. The finish displays rich golden highlights on the high points, contrasted by deeper, darker bronze tones in the recessed areas. Over the finish remains the original, ultra-thin factory lacquer, further confirming the badge’s unissued condition. Every feather, leaf, and line of the design remains razor-sharp with no wear whatsoever.

The reverse is marked below the hinge with the unmistakable stylized “JFS” within a rectangular border, the standard hallmark for this maker. The hardware setup is completely textbook, featuring the correct crimped ball hinge and rectangular base catch, exactly as expected for a late-war JFS badge.

Accompanying the badge is its original buff-toned paper packet, printed on the front with “Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen Bronze” and on the reverse with the matching JFS maker attribution. The packet remains complete, showing only a small tear and hole on the front, typical of storage and where the badge once pressed against the paper.

This is a stunning, near mint, investment-grade set, unlikely to be improved upon. An exceptional opportunity for the advanced collector looking to add a top-tier JFS Bronze Infantry Assault Badge with its extremely scarce original packet.

Historical Description: The Infantry Assault Badge (Infanterie-Sturmabzeichen) was instituted on December 20, 1939, by German Army commander Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch. The design of the badge featured the iconic K98 rifle, the standard German Infantry weapon of WWII, surrounded by oak leaves and surmounted by a German Army eagle and swastika emblem. The creation of this design has been attributed to the C.E. Juncker firm in Berlin. The badge could be awarded to members of the Heer and SS-VT (later the Waffen-SS) who participate in ground combat as infantry. To earn this award, soldiers had to participate in three or more assaults, counterattacks, or reconnaissance missions, or to have participated in hand to hand combat in an assault, or to have participated in three days of reestablishing combat positions. These actions had to take place on separate days to meet the award criteria. On June 1, 1940, a Bronze grade of this award was instituted, for motorized infantry. The criteria for the award were the same, only for motorized units. The earliest versions of the Infantry Assault Badge were made of Tombak or other high-quality alloys, with a plated finish. Later production awards were generally zinc alloy, with a bronze or silver wash that often faded with wear and time.

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