M-012 Scarce Tank Battle Badge for 25 Days in
Actual Combat by Josef Feix & Sohne (JFS)
After June 1943, the basic Tank Battle Badge was deemed inadequate to
represent long and continued service with Armored Units engaging in successive
battles, so the pattern was changed to incorporate numbers which indicate the
days of actual combat that the soldier had accumulated. This specific example
represents 25 days, as indicated by the number in the box (with its gold finish
toned and lightly visible) at the bottom of the badge. This is a solid, die
struck example in zinc. The obverse has toned substantially, with the silver
finish on the wreath and National emblem remaining approximately 50% intact. The
tank, which has been separately applied to the badge, retains 90% of its
original grey finish. The reverse, displaying a majority of the silver finish,
reveals the sizeable and well-formed rivets that retain the tank to the badge.
Also noticeable is the slightly concave shape of the badge and the depression in
the back of the swastika formed during the die strike process. The coke bottle
shaped pin is wrapped around the crimped on hinge, while the catch is produced
in flat wire steel. This functions perfectly! The manufacturer's motto is seen
in high relief on the side of the reverse, it is for Josef Feix & Sohne (JFS).
A sound plus example overall!
$1,695.00
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Item M-012
