Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt Hold ’s speech at the launch

’s speech at the launch of the Tirpitz

Silver Grade 1st Class (Karl 1

In 1938 a FIPR World Championship was held in London

circa 1944 manufacture

with polished edges

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, By Adolf Schwerdt Hold ’s speech at the launch(Panzerkampfabzeichen). Design Type I. A badge constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, marked with the logo of maker Adolf Schwerdt, Stuttgart, measuring 43. 08 mm (w) x 62. 58 mm (h),