Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Of Lüdenscheid Auction in field-gray finish

in field-gray finish

the reverse bears a black fabric backer stamped in white with “W 15 3 39”

the last official WWI Model by maker “V

while the collar also features a white cotton label bearing an inscription of “g 52-1”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Of Lüdenscheid Auction in field-gray finish(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 (magnetic) with a crimped barrel hinge and a crimped round wire catch (magnetic); marked Peekhaus for the