Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction 63 mm (w) x 25

63 mm (w) x 25

The Documents part of the collection consists of the following:

nickel-plated hilt fittings with most of the plating remaining intact

In Luftwaffe grey colored wool

held in place in the slot via its brass tip

Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade Auction 63 mm (w) x 25(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Instituted on 20 December 1939 by Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch. (Issued 1939 1945). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge, the reverse plain, hollow, with a vertical needle style pin, barrel hinge and a flat wire