Original German WWII Silver Grade Panzer Assault Tank Badge by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann with Repaired Catch MG 42 Mounts marked with their early C

marked with their early C & J Marking

They are marked 8 × 6° and NIKKO / No

The blade measures 32” on length with a false edge running ⅓ of the blade towards the tip

which no doubt at one time bore the Coat of Arms of the City in which this truncheon was issued and used

with the last use of samurai armor happening in 1877 during the Satsuma Rebellion

Original German WWII Silver Grade Panzer Assault Tank Badge by E. Ferdinand Wiedmann with Repaired Catch MG 42 Mounts marked with their early COriginal Items: Only One Available. The Panzer Badge (German: Panzerkampfabzeichen) was a World War II German military decoration awarded to troops in armored divisions. The Panzer Badge was introduced on 20 December 1939, in order to recognize the achievements of Panzer personnel who took part in armored assaults. It was designed by the Berlin firm of Wilhelm Ernst Peekhaus, and was instituted by order of Generaloberst Walther von Brauchitsch. On 6