Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Friedrich Linden visually-hidden measuring 106 mm (w) x

measuring 106 mm (w) x 83 mm (h) x 11

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1919 with "N

In silvered bronze

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Friedrich Linden visually-hidden measuring 106 mm (w) x(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, overlaid by a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, in turn situated above a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an