Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Otto Schickle United Republic of marked with an “84” zolotnik

marked with an “84” zolotnik mark for 875 silver content

with “FF” inscribed in the centre

5 mm (h) x 27 mm (d)

the Squadron moved to Villers Bretonneux and worked on the front from Peronne southwards

each row consisting of three wires: a single row of twisted wire flanked by single strands of straight wire on either side

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Otto Schickle United Republic of marked with an “84” zolotnik(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). Constructed of silvered tombak, 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 flat wire catch, unmarked but