Original German WWII-Period Silver Grade Panzer Assault Badge - Vienna Design Attributed to Rudolf Souval - Broad Pin Variant Other European Militaria With the end of the

With the end of the Cold War in 1992 Soviet military equipment subsidies ended and Vietnam began the use of hard currency and barter to buy weapons and equipment

though it definitely has been cleaned to remove dirt and rust during service

though it is broken off

The blade has lost just about all of the factory cross grain

Original German WWII-Period Silver Grade Panzer Assault Badge - Vienna Design Attributed to Rudolf Souval - Broad Pin Variant Other European Militaria With the end of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an interesting German WWII period Silver Grade Panzer Assault Badge, or Panzerkampfabzeichen in Silber, displaying the distinctive Vienna pattern design generally associated with Austrian manufacturers and, in this configuration, most closely associated with Rudolf Souval of Vienna. Of particular collector interest is the reverse hardware, which features the desirable broad or wide vertical pin configuration