Germany, Wehrmacht. A Tank Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Unknown Maker I

(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of oval shaped bronzed 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 with a vertical needle style pin, a crimped sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round wire catch; measuring 42.22 mm (w) x 60.20 mm (h); weighing 30.8 grams; better than very fine condition.

Footnote: This General Assault Badge stems from the personal collection of predominant historian Thomas Durante, the author of “The German Close Combat Clasp of World War II - A Collectors Guide to the German Close Combat Clasp of World War II”. Phillip de Bock referse to badges of this type in his book “The German Panzer Assault Badge of World War II - A Collectors Guide to the German Panzer Assault Badge of World War II” as a badge by the “Unknown Maker I” on page 224.