Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Rudolf Karneth certificate_of_authenticity consisting of a Cross Pattee

consisting of a Cross Pattee with a blackened magnetic iron core within a ribbed neusilber frame

Dark patina on the clasp and suspension

which meant that he joined the ranks of Bavarian nobility

The origins of this piece are therefore uncertain and it is probably an unofficial award from a society

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, By Rudolf Karneth certificate_of_authenticity consisting of a Cross Pattee(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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, around a central Panzer IV rolling over grassy terrain, with its left tread extending beyond the edge of the wreath, the reverse with a ball hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, maker marked with the logo of