Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Frank & Reif Archive Werkn: "1057" and the Plath

Werkn: "1057" and the Plath logo

date stamped "1939" and stamped "LBA" (Luftwaffe Bekleidungs Amt = Airforce Clothing Department) on the termination point of the strap

owner-attributed

maker marked below bust with F

1871 in Blythe

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Panzer Assault Badge, Bronze Grade, by Frank & Reif Archive Werkn: "1057" and the Plath(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, 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 FRANK &