Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff Auction Archive ornate suspension hand chiseled

ornate suspension hand chiseled

period uniform cloth with brass screwback

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an unusual example likely consistent with improper factory assembly or post-manufacture reassembly in very fine condition

Beside the signature of the Prince is a large red wax seal bearing the crowned coat-of-arms of Hohenlohe and secured in place by a slotted insert white leather tab support on the reverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff Auction Archive ornate suspension hand chiseled(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with an integral hinge and fluted banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a crimped base,