Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Linden Auction Archive measuring 462 mm in width

measuring 462 mm in width x 365 mm in height

Stitched onto the peak of the cap is an insignia in the form of a dark grey wool backer bearing a hand-embroidered Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika

The handle grip is composed of a matte brass frame with double-sided white celluloid inserts

design incorporates six large scalloped panels forming the sides of the bowl

for the firm of Otto and Karolina Gahr

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Friedrich Linden Auction Archive measuring 462 mm in width(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). 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, surrounding a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the