Original German WWII Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge - Unmarked Japanese Army The lining is still intact

The lining is still intact and even still has the crown adjustment string on the “skull cap” of the liner

squadron exchanged B-17Fs with the 97th Bombardment Group's B-17E aircraft

This form of the flag is distinct from the similar ensign of the Imperial Japanese Army because of the sun-disk’s off centered placement

then from about the middle of 1942 onward

Original German WWII Silver Grade Infantry Assault Badge - Unmarked Japanese Army The lining is still intactOriginal Items: Only One Available. Called in German a Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber, this genuine badge is constructed of silvered zinc. Over time, the silver wash can wear and flake off, showing the oxidized base metal. This example however still retains a good amount of the silvering on both sides, which has oxidized to a lovely blue patina on the badge. The pin on the back has not oxidized like the rest of the silver wash, and still is