Nazi thing??
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Montana Jim
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It's a small battle unit badge... Nazi.
Very close to a "General Assault" Badge
Very close to a "General Assault" Badge
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Maybe a war trophy brought back from WW2 
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It's a tank battle's marksman's badge. See image here:
http://www.diggerhistory.info/images/medals-german/03a.jpg
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http://www.diggerhistory.info/images/medals-german/03a.jpg
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macks dead on ID wize -- war trophy most likely. like jarhead said.
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Montana Jim
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Nice job Don! I looked at ten thousand pics and never found that one! 
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where did you find it?...not where like site but where like in country, its a rare find if found in the states.
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Very close guys - its neither a small battle unit badge or a tank battles marksmans badge.
It is a Schutzen Abzeichen des deutschen Heeres - the plaque that comes with the Army Marksmanship lanyard. It is known as the new pattern plaque (1939) replacing the earlier one (1936) which just had a fairly plain shield with a German adler (eagle). The Panzer marksmanship lanyard came with a panzer on the plaque. The grade of the award was distinguished by the number of acorns on the lanyard and the type of metal of the badge. (in the case of armoured troops the acorns were replaced with small shells). In all there were 12 grades. Grades 1-4 had an aluminum plaque, 5-8 was in silver and 9-12 was a gilded badge with gold threads interlaced into the lanyard.
The illustrations from the Digger History site don't do the real badge justice so here's photos of the three
It is a Schutzen Abzeichen des deutschen Heeres - the plaque that comes with the Army Marksmanship lanyard. It is known as the new pattern plaque (1939) replacing the earlier one (1936) which just had a fairly plain shield with a German adler (eagle). The Panzer marksmanship lanyard came with a panzer on the plaque. The grade of the award was distinguished by the number of acorns on the lanyard and the type of metal of the badge. (in the case of armoured troops the acorns were replaced with small shells). In all there were 12 grades. Grades 1-4 had an aluminum plaque, 5-8 was in silver and 9-12 was a gilded badge with gold threads interlaced into the lanyard.
The illustrations from the Digger History site don't do the real badge justice so here's photos of the three
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Here's another pic of the badge (or plague?) that includes a pic of the item properly worn by an soldier. The text, in Italian, I can't translate completely but it seems to indicate the manner of display, the composition, notes several varieties and other facts.
http://www.mymilitaria.com/liste/Marksman.htm
Don..........
http://www.mymilitaria.com/liste/Marksman.htm
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Harry_Morant
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Thats plaque with a Q not plague with a G - although a German marksman would kill you quicker than the plague did
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