Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Richter visually-hidden dated 17 January 1943

dated 17 January 1943

Stitched to the rim of the shako is a boiled blacked leather liner

a fully functional blade release button

40 mm long needle pin

with an additional rivet located at the rear of the helmet

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Silver Grade, by Rudolf Richter visually-hidden dated 17 January 1943(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