Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade GTRexclude his right hand extended and

his right hand extended and grasping a laurel branch

measuring 40 mm (w) x 60 mm (h - inclusive of crown suspension)

1875-1914 Issue

maker marked “Foerster & Barth” on the reverse

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Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade GTRexclude his right hand extended and(Nahkampfspange, in Silber). Constructed of 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 pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse; measuring 96. 71 mm (w) x 25. 25 mm (h);