Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Type 1 By Hermann Aurich Newly Listed hence this star was made

hence this star was made circa 1860-70

there is a pull rope on the front attached via a loop on the respiratory filter coupling at one end and to the top of the mask at the other

the pair of holes beside the area where the tab has been stitched to the body of the belt having been added by the owner

While with the 1st Canadian Machine Gun Brigade

Germany, Heer. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, Type 1 By Hermann Aurich Newly Listed hence this star was made(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Bronze). A badge constructed of oval shaped bronzed zink, the obverse with a border of oak leaves tied at the base, a Heer style national eagle clutching a mobile swastika perches at the top of the wreath, a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with its left tank track extending over the edge of the badge, the reverse plain with a vertical needle style pin, a crimped plated hinge, and a crimped