Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Hold all of which were issued

all of which were issued by the British forces

on a dark green wool backer

96 mm in diameter

very minimal soiling of the ribbons due to age

early 20th Century Canadian establishment

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Hold all of which were issued(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Of multi piece construction, composed of bronzed zink with a magnetic metal backing plate, the obverse with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika and a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides, and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse plain with a horizontal banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire