Original German WWII Silver Grade Hollow Back General Assault Badge Receiver Top Cover The blade is made from

The blade is made from WOOTZ steel

and the bottom of the barrel has a CROWN / GP "Gunmaker's Proof' and CROWN / V "Viewed" mark from the London Proofhouse

which used them to drop sensors onto the Ho Chi Minh Trail as late as 1967

indicating manufacture by Berndorfer Metal-Warenfabrik A Krupp AG in Berndorf

Overall a very nice example of a hard to find Pre World War Two SMG

Original German WWII Silver Grade Hollow Back General Assault Badge Receiver Top Cover The blade is made fromOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice condition Silver Grade General Assault Badge with Hollow Back and functional pin. The badge measures approximately 2 1 8" x 1 5 8", and is made from stamped zinc alloy, common later in the war. It still has much of the silvering present on the eagle in the center, as well as on the left side wreath, while the rest has oxidized or worn off. Almost all we have seen are almost devoid of silvering,