A Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge With Packet Of Issue Newly Listed with SS EM/NCO buckle construction

with SS EM/NCO buckle construction in prior years being from nickel and then aluminum and eventually a few were even made in zinc

arriving on the 24th and was discharged upon demobilization at the Clearing Depot in Saint John

the twostraps linked together via the buckle

with navy blue wool fold down panels held up via hook and eye closures on either side

engraved to "ESTER JOHANSSON" on reverse

A Second War Italian Commander’s Tank Badge With Packet Of Issue Newly Listed with SS EM/NCO buckle constructionAn Italian Commanders Tank Badge; in bronze gilt; horizontal pinback; unmarked; measuring 46 mm x 31 mm; with wax packet of issue; near mint condition with gilt being completely intact with only a very minor paint chip on the dragons tongue.