(K169) A relic Army Paratroopers Badge that was a metal detector's ground find. The badge is maker marked C E Juncker to the reverse and has had it's hinge snapped to one side. The pin is missing and the hook is bent over but could possibly be restraightened. The badge is constructed of aluminium and has as such, not degraded but has oxidised over the years. The badge rivet to the front has been tightened. The badge shows all the usual textbook attributes and is the style as shown in the original picture from the Dodkin book with the wing protruding slightly from the wreath and the top wing nearly touching the inner wreath. Priced for condition. GBP £450.00 (UK Pounds)
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ARMY INFANTRY ASSAULT WAR BADGES
Instituted on 20th December 1939 for silver & 1st June 1940
for Bronze Grades
This badge was awarded to the infantry Soldier
who had taken part in three or more armed assaults on three or more days, It was
also awarded to those members who were wounded on an assault and who then also
qualified for a wound badge. Awards originally came in silver Grade but this was
later expanded to Bronze for the award to troops of Armoured assault units And the following makers marks have been encountered
1, 2, 4, L/14,L/51, L/56, A, AS, BSW, C.W., FLL, FZZS, FCL, F.O., G.R.&co, G.W.L., HM.
HA, JFS, KWM,
M.K.1, M.K.2, M.K.3, M.K.4,. R.S., R.R.S, R.S.S., S.H.u.Co, WH, W, Small "w", WR 42,
and then you have the full makers names of
Frank & Reif Stuttgart and also Fank & Reif Stuttgart, Ernst Muller Pforsheim,
(Please Note that this is not a complete listing)
Please note this is not a complete listing
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(F545) A Silver Infantry Assault badge being of nice quality and construction. The badge has toned a slate grey
over the years. Also, it is possible that the hinge and hook has been strengthened in the construction of the badge.
The badge is maker marked by one of the scarcer makers of "FCL" (Dr. Frank & Co. of Ludenscheid).
. GBP £95.00 (UK Pounds)
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(F1019) A Silver Infantry Assault Badge in late war grey zinc. The badge has the hinge and hook countersunk into the
reverse of the badge and this is then crimped in. The badge is of grey zinc construction with a silver wash applied.
This has faded giving the badge a soft appearance. All in all, vgc GBP £65.00 (UK Pounds)
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(G707) A standard Bronze Infantry Assault Badge in very good condition with only minor wear to the bronze plating on the high spots as can be seen from the scan. The bronzing has a two toned appearance with the rifle being a slightly different colour to the rest of the badge. Very nice condition and exceedingly hard to find. GBP £110.00 (UK Pounds)
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(G1400) A Silver Infantry Assault Badge that has had a hard life. The badge has been polished to the front by the original owner, for many years and shows usual wear and tear. The reverse shows the maker mark of HM, which is believed to be for the Haupt unit. The badge was originally a silver plated example and retains most of the silver plate finish to the reverse. Priced for condition GBP £75.00(UK Pounds)
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(H1176) An Infantry Assault Badge the type with the cast in hinge and hook. When purchased from the previous owner, he stated he had purchased it as a bronze, although myself, I am not sure. The badge is marked No. 4 to the back of the eagle and has the die injector marks in four places also shown to the reverse. In very nice condition and quite a nice variation Infantry Assault badges to acquire. It has been theorised these were made by either the firms of Steinhauer and Luck or by Assmann. GBP £95.00 (UK Pounds)
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(H1523) An Infantry Assault Badge in Silver. The badge retains a large amount of it's original silvered finish and is the type with the half rounded countersunk riveted fittings, reminiscent of the JFS General Assault Badge. The badge is in very good to near mint condition and has the late war aluminium oxidised finish to a base zinc metal. Scarce badge for the variant infantry assault collector. GBP £150.00 (UK Pounds)
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ARMY TANK ASSAULT WAR BADGES
Instituted on 20th December 1939 for Silver badges & 1st June 1940 for Bronze badges
The Panzer or Tank battle badge was like
the others in the set, (Infantry and General ) given for surviving three or more assaults on three separate days. The
award also comes in two grade being Silver for the Panzer crews and Bronze for
the crews of assault guns and armoured cars etc. The award like the others can
range from high quality silver and bronze plated metal right down to base zinc with a
silver/bronze wash sometimes applied.
Known Makers A, AS, AS within a Triangle, AWS 1942,
EWE, FLC, FLL 43, Frank & Reif Stutgart, HA, KWM, L/53, RK, RRS, RS, W, Small "W"
Please note this is not a complete listing
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(J1552) A nice used and worn Panzer Badge in Bronze. The badge is the type associated with the firm of Juncker or Zimmermann depending on opinion. As such, it has the type of hinge and hook encountered on their awards. The badge retains a high percentage of it's original bronze finish and is a nice zinc badge. There are no maker's marks that can be seen. GBP £150.00 (UK Pounds)
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(K232) A nice textbook example of a Silver Tank Battle Badge by the well known maker RS and marked as such in the angular form to the reverse of the badge. The badge also has
a separately applied hook and hinge that is soldered into a hinge receptacle at the top. The front of the badge retains a high proportion of it's original silvered finish and has very nice original detailing. The badge has toned over the years, but this is not serious and gives the badge a nice pleasing appearance. The scan doesn't do it justice unfortunately. With panzer badges on the move upwards, now is the time to acquire a nice example such as this. GBP £175.00 (UK Pounds)
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ARMY GENERAL ASSAULT WAR BADGES
Instituted on 1st June 1940
The general assault award was awarded to
troops who did not qualify for the Infantry or Tank battle badges and had
taken part in three engagement on three seperate days. This badge was also
awarded for the single handed destruction of a tank but was replaced with the
tank destruction strip later on in the war. The award was in silver although
Bronze versions exist and were awarded
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(J194) A nice condition hollow backed General Assault badge of pressed zinc with some of it's original silver finish still intact to the front and a higher proportion intact to the reverse. The badge has a nice pin and hinge fitted to it with no makers marks visible. The eagle's head is pronounced and clear. A nice variation General Assault Badge to find. GBP £125.00 (UK Pounds)
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(J1186) A General Assault Badge. The item came along with several other pieces all linked to the photograph album J1179 in a house clearance. The badge is a nice mid war type of a silver plate over a base metal. The badge is not maker marked and has a non magnetic pin. Very nice condition. The award still has some of it's original frosted and burnished finish, with the swastika particularly retaining all of it's burnished finish, although the plating is worn in places as can be seen from the scan. GBP £150.00 (UK Pounds)
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(J1790) A General Assault Badge being the late war zinc type with a cast in hinge and hook. The badge shows wear and tear and has had the hook bent over to make the pin tighter when the badge was worn. The badge is described as the RK type by many collectors, although this is unmarked and unsubstantiated, but a good honest used wartime badge. GBP £85.00 (UK Pounds)
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(K56) A Nice used example of a General Assault Badge being the late war zinc type. The badge shows some minor corrosion and pitting and I believe it to have been a metal detector recovery item. The hinge and hook work. In very good condition overall for a metal detector find. Priced as such. GBP £60.00 (UK Pounds)
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(K80) A Nice General Assault Badge being of mid war manufacture, with a nice pin, hinge and hook fixing to the reverse. The hook and hinge are the type found on the G Osang later war badges and an example of this is found in the book "German Awards of WWII the General Assault Badge" by Frank Heukems on page 96 where the author states he believes them to be manufactured by several different firms. GBP £99.00 (UK Pounds)
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ARMY FLAK BADGES
Instituted on 18th July 1941
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(J43) An Army Flak Badge in very nice condition. The badge is an unmarked example that has some of it's original lacquer still intact to the front and most of it still intact to the reverse. The badge is a scarce example of a hard to find army award. The award is in near mint other than the toning of the lacquer. GBP £425.00 (UK Pounds)
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(J123) An Army Flak Badge in very good condition although unfortunately the hook has broken repaired . The previous owner/wearer looks to have used a blow torch to stick the hook back. This has started to melt the badge as can be seen from the scan. The badge is a maker marked RS and is of very nice quality other than the damage described. Priced for damage GBP £250.00 (UK Pounds)
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ARMY TANK DESTRUCTION BADGE,
Instituted on 9th March 1942
Given for the single handed destruction of an
enemy tank with hand held weapons, Like a panzerfast, Grenade or satchel
charge. This is a very under rated and rare badge. It replaced the General
assault badge that was awarded for this originally
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(J1411) A nice Document issued to German troops who were issued with a Panzerfaust. This was basically a do it yourself leaflet on how to use the weapon effectively against tanks and other armoured vehicles. Quite scarce to find nowadays and nicely illustrated and in nice condition. GBP £35.00 (UK Pounds)
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ARMY CLOSE COMBAT CLASPS
Awarded in Bronze, Silver And Gold for 15, 30 and 50 days of Close combat
Instituted on 25th November 1942
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SORRY SOLD OUT (UK Pounds)
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ARMY NUMBERED BADGES (Instituted on 22 June 1943 for all grades)
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(H1106) A Silver Panzer Battle Badge being a numbered 50 engagement example. The badge is the hollow backed type and is often referred to as a GB hollow back type. The badge retains most of it's original finish and has both the tank and the numbered box held to the badge by tiny rivets. The rivets go through to the front of the tank on this example. The badge is of nice quality and is the same type as shown in the German Book "Uniforms of German Panzer Trops 1917 to the present" - by Jorg M Hormann as being awarded to Captain Ludwig Barron Von Hayl with a photo of him also. A nice undisputable badge ON HOLD (UK Pounds)
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ARMY ANTI~PARTISAN BADGE,
Instituted on 30th January 1944
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SORRY SOLD OUT (UK Pounds)
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