enamel on reverse fully intact
silvering wear on the GSM
The Pickelhaube demonstrates moderate issues consistent with age and wear
He fought with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Scots Guards
the reverse featuring an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label
Germany, Federal Republic. A Complete Set of Close Combat Clasps (Gold, Silver, Bronze Grades), by Rudolf Souval, Exhibition Examples, c. 1970 United Republic of enamel on reverse fully intact(Nahkampfspange). Instituted November 25th, 1942. Constructed of gilded, silvered, and bronzed (respectively) feinzink, 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 horizontal pinback, falsely marked RZM,