Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive moderate loss of paint and

moderate loss of paint and some oxidation is evident to the core of the cross

after a brief illness

with the dome brandishing a celluloid moisture shield

before being drafted to H

Egypt on May 16

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction Archive moderate loss of paint and(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, set over top of a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four oak leaves and sun rays with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked W. E.