Early war hollow Tombak/Buntmetall made Panzer Assault Badge in Silver. Unmarked but safely attributed to the Petz & Lorenz from Unterreichenbach. The PAB clearly saw some action and shows clear traces of finish loss and wear. It developed a lovely untouched patina and remains in factory original condition. Rare and desirable PAB variant. (cf. The German Panzer Assault Badge of WW II, 2021, Philippe De Bock, pages 571-572)

Mid-war hollow zinc-made Panzer Assault Badge in Silver. Manufactured by the Grunwald-based maker Adolf Scholze and properly maker-marked with the maker’s initials A.S. A rare PAB variant that apart from finish loss survived in good condition even preserving its fragile catch. (cf. The German Panzer Assault Badge of WW II, 2021, Philippe De Bock, pages 429-430)

Mid to late-war solid zinc Panzer Assault Badge in Silver. The maker of this ‘Vienna design’ PAB remains unknown but is commonly referred to as ‘Dishback’ pointing to the scooped-out area on the awards reverse. Like most of these variants this example also suffered from heavy finish loss but otherwise remains in factory original condition. An uncommon PAB variant for sure. (cf. The German Panzer Assault Badge of WW II, 2021, Philippe De Bock, pages 735-736)

Mid-war, solid Tombac/Buntmetall made Panzer Assault Badge in Silver. Manufactured by the Markneukirchen-based Maker Karl Wurster and properly marked with the maker’s small ‘w’ logo. Overall in very good condition with only minor traces of wear. (cf. The German Panzer Assault Badge of WW II, 2021, Philippe De Bock, pages 117-118)