Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac but with all the original

but with all the original silvering worn off due to age and wear

(Heer Bergmützer für Offiziere der Gebirgstruppe)

light contact marks

horizontal pinback27 mm (w) x 36 mm (h)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Friedrich Linden consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac but with all the original(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 barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked W. E.