Germany. A Gold Grade Close Combat Clasp By F. Linden; Soldered Hinge Type Auction Archive piped with pink cello Waffenfarbe

piped with pink cello Waffenfarbe

the silvered one for other ranks

"The brave heart of a soldier has ceased to beat

43mm (w) x 56mm (h) mm

Germany. A Gold Grade Close Combat Clasp By F. Linden; Soldered Hinge Type Auction Archive piped with pink cello WaffenfarbeAn example of a mid war manufacture Gold Grade Close Combat Clasp Nahkampfspange; in gilded 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; maker marked