Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now 659373” on reverse

659373” on reverse

Made circa 1943

all four sides trimmed in twisted silver bullion wires

folded into a trapezoid

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Deschler & Sohn Buy Now 659373” on reverse(Nahkampfspange in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika above a bayonet and stick grenade, 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 with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a magnetic metal centerpiece backer, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of