Germany. A Tank Badge, Silver Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude April 24th 1917

April 24th 1917

silvering worn

An Iron Cross 1939 First Class “Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1

badge retains most of the gilding

maker marked "GWL" in a circle (Gebrüder Wegerhoff

Germany. A Tank Badge, Silver Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude April 24th 1917(Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber). An oval shaped silvered zink; the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and 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, sheet metal hinge, and a crimped round catch; unmarked, but displaying the typical manufacturing characteristics of Steinhauer & Lcks