A Fine Silver Grade Tank Battle Badge By Adolf Scholze Auction Morayshire

Morayshire

The Hanhart company made the first aviator chronograph as early as 1939

The winners of the Reich level competition also received the opportunity to meet Adolf Hitler

The shell that hit on KB-834 also blew out all of the cockpit windows of the trailing Lancaster that was following about 100 feet behind and 50 feet above as reported by its crew upon returning safely to base in Croft

reverse maker marked "BIRON" and numbered "854276"

A Fine Silver Grade Tank Battle Badge By Adolf Scholze Auction MorayshireA fine quality manufacture Panzerkampfabzeichen badge in silver with fine details; in silvered zink; semi hollow version; maker marked with logo with AS in a triangle (likely Adolf Scholze) on reverse; ball hinge with vertical straight pin; measuring 63. 47 mm x 42. 64 mm; weighing 29. 6 grams; majority of silvering has worn off on the obverse, however, the silver wash on the reverse is nicely preserved.