Opinion needed on Panzer Badge - Bronze?

[harrison987]

Hey guys...

sooooooo...this is my first Panzer badge. It came to me in a grouping from a 4th Panzer Division Veteran.

From what I understood...these only came in silver and Bronze...am I correct?

I ask because this one seems gold in color...

Thoughts?

[rbminis]

This is a nice early hollow Adolf Scholtz bronze PAB.
Likely came from someone other than a Panzer crewman as they would have been awarded a silver.
Would have been better posted here.
http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...splay.php?f=25
Ralph.

[harrison987]

Thanks Ralf...

Yes, the photo album that came with it shows mainly Sd.Kfz 221 and Sd.Kfz. 222...so I suspect he was a crewman of one of those... ?

[rbminis]

Thanks Ralf...

Yes, the photo album that came with it shows mainly Sd.Kfz 221 and Sd.Kfz. 222...so I suspect he was a crewman of one of those... ?

Likely.
Ralph.

[Chet Sowersby]

A beautiful example albeit missing the catch. This is quite common considering the crimped in catch as well as hinge. It is a difficult badge to come by regardless. Nice pick up.

Chet

[Thomas Durante]

An original as the others have said, but with broken catch and also postwar painted gold for some reason.

Tom

[Stepdale]

It looks like an original badge spray painted gold at some point. It's also possible that it was originally a silver PAB, but most likely it was bronze and somebody painted it to try to match it to whatever the remaining original finish was. You can do a forum search on methods to remove postwar paint, but the results are sometimes not so good, so if you're happy with it as is, then leave it alone.
Dale