Superb - and actually scarcely encountered! - example of a: 'Panzerkampf-Abz. in Silber' being a typical 'hollow-back', non-maker-marked- (and/or: chromed 'Feinzink'-) based example as was procuced by the: 'Dr. Franke & Co.'- (ie. F.C.L.-) company

This is a truly attractive - and actually scarcely encountered! - example of a so-called: 'Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber' (or: silver-class panzer-assault badge or PAB), being a typical 'hollow-back', non-maker-marked- and/or: 'copper-coated'- ie. chromed-zinc- (ie. 'Feinzink'-) based example as was procuced by the: 'Dr. Franke & Co.'- (ie. F.C.L.-) company based in the town of Lüdenscheid and that comes in a wonderful- (ie.I deem just moderately used- ie. worn-), condition. The badge on offer here concerns a mid-war-produced specimen that retains most (ie. all!) of its (bright!) silver-coloured finish: the piece has a somewhat 'shiny' ie. typical chromed-zinc- (ie. 'Feinzink'-) like appearance. The badge has not been cleaned nor polished recently (and is just a tiny bit tarnished as mentioned above). As stated above, is the piece non-maker-marked and shows various characteristics - such as for example the typical pin and/or soldered catch-set-up - typically seen with PABs as produced by the: 'Dr. Franke & Co.'- (ie. F.C.L.-) company: it deals with a so-called: 'Hollow Zinc' piece (as uniquely numbered with the reference-number: '2.5.1' according to the excellent reference-work entitled: 'The Panzer-Assault badge of WWII' by my Belgian friend Philippe de Bock). The neat piece - which is very pronounced and has great pronounced detail - naturally shows all the details as to be expected for a badge by this particular maker. It was found as such at a German private-household and was never before part of a collection. Simply a very attractive and honest silver-class PAB that comes in an overall very nice and just moderately used- ie. worn condition!

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