Infanteriesturmabzeichen?

**kvanderstel** · 10-08-2010, 06:39 AM

Fake or real?

Some that I've seen on the web appear stamped and others cast like this one.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 10-08-2010 06:39 AM

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**ObKrieger** · 10-08-2010, 06:40 AM

This one doesn't sit right with me.

**Adrian** · 10-08-2010, 09:46 AM

I think it's a good late war zinc badge in bronze.

Hopefully our Infanterie Sturmabzeichen guru, fischer, will see this and give his thoughts.

**Adrian Stevenson** · 10-08-2010, 09:55 AM

To my untrained eye it looks fine too.

Cheers, Ade.

**kvanderstel** · 10-08-2010, 02:41 PM

There were made from different materials? Zinc is a fairly low cost material, where some from precious metals? Any value here?

**Adrian** · 10-08-2010, 03:00 PM

by kvanderstel

There were made from different materials? Zinc is a fairly low cost material, where some from precious metals? Any value here?

Yes, as a rough rule of thumb the longer the war went on, the poorer the materials used to produce awards. Zinc was widely used as a low cost material towards the end of the war. None were made from precious metals unless the awardee ordered one specifically or was awarded a special presentation piece (if at all.)
Others may disagree but I would give a broad estimate to the piece above of 70€ - 110€ depending where you look as the prices vary from place to place.