Germany, Federal Republic. A Tank Badge, Bronze Grade, Alternative 1957 Version Auction Three bar steel hilt

Three bar steel hilt

through judicious deployment of his squadrons

with multiple contact marks on both sides and chipping on the reverse side beside the lower crossguard

The badge is that of an early button-hole type and is manufactured of silvered zink with red

Germany, Federal Republic. A Tank Badge, Bronze Grade, Alternative 1957 Version Auction Three bar steel hilt(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze, 1957 Version). Oval shaped bronze finished metal alloy; 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 with a vertical needle style pin, barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; measuring 42. 21 mm (w) x 53. 75mm (h); weighing 36. 0 grams; in overall mint