Germany, Third Reich. A Wehrmacht Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval - Thin Maker Mark Version Hold The armband was only worn

The armband was only worn during active policing duties and returned to the Feldgendarmerie issuing authority on completion of the service

marked with a "g" and numbered "188" on the steel portion between the plates

before entrenching on the far slope of the ridge

7 mm (w) x 63 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension

measuring 51 mm (w) x 81 mm (h - inclusive of swivel crown with integral ball suspension adorned by cross)

Germany, Third Reich. A Wehrmacht Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Souval - Thin Maker Mark Version Hold The armband was only worn(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Instituted December 20th, 1939. (1939 1945 issue). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of an oval oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, topped by a Heer style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a repaired sheet metal hinge, vertical