Need opinion on this Infantrie Sturmabzeichen

[edison10729]

Please help with this ISA,broken stem ISA?Thx

[rbminis]

You are correct, this is a broken stem IAB. These have since been attributed to Alois Rettenmaier.
They can also be found with the catch opening facing the other way.
You can compare with my example here.
Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber
Here is the example with the opposite catch orientation.
Infanterie Sturmabzeichen in Silber, Alois Rettenmaier, Unmarked.
Ralph.

Also, please read this thread regarding titles of your threads in this section.
The Use of German Terminology.

[edison10729]

Thanks so much ,mate