Original German WWII Silver Grade Panzer Assault Tank Badge - Solid Back Version Caps & Hats The Axe head itself measures

The Axe head itself measures 5 1/2" at it's widest point

I did send him a note this morning to give him the story about how we could be at Myitkyina and not know the other one existed

who were in existence from 1788

The company was founded in 1840 in Suhl and was dissolved in 1945 during the Soviet occupation as an independent company or transferred to the VEB vehicle and hunting weapon work " Ernst Thalmann "

Additional marks of interest include faint inspectors' and proof marks around the breech end of the barrel: a capital I on top

Original German WWII Silver Grade Panzer Assault Tank Badge - Solid Back Version Caps & Hats The Axe head itself measuresOriginal Items: Only One Available. The Panzer Badge (German: Panzerkampfabzeichen) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to troops in armored divisions. The Panzer Badge was introduced on 20 December 1939, in order to recognize the achievements of Panzer personnel who took part in armored assaults. It was designed by the Berlin firm of Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus, and was instituted by order of Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch. On 6