Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By The Unknown 6-Dot Maker Auction Archive A 1933 Braune Messe Trier

A 1933 Braune Messe Trier badge

ensures a snug fit at the neckline

suspended from a gilt bronze chain with a pin on either side of the chain for attachment to a jacket

stickpins and insignia

the exterior lid is embossed with a gilt eagle with outstretched wings

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By The Unknown 6-Dot Maker Auction Archive A 1933 Braune Messe TrierA second war German Nahkampfspange; in silvered vaulted zink; the obverse with a national eagle 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 square magnetic backing plate; horizontal fluted (magnetic) pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse; measuring 96. 73 mm x 25. 75 mm;