A Miniature Second War German Silver Grade Tank Badge Stick Pin Hold number stamped "A2/219"

number stamped "A2/219"

100 mm x 148 mm

as does the blade spine and has a sharp tip

which would have made him 56 and not the 47 he stated when he enlisted in March 1917

A Miniature Second War German Silver Grade Tank Badge Stick Pin Hold number stamped "A2/219"A second war German miniature Panzerkampfabzeichen stick pin; oval shaped silvered tombac; the obverse with a border of oak leaves with a tie at the base and a Panzerkampfwagen IV superimposed in the centre on grassy ground, with the left tank track extending over the edge of the badge; the reverse plain with a vertical 45 mm long knurled needle; measuring 16 mm x 11 mm; with approximately 40% of the original silvering remaining. Accompanied by a wax