Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive 28-29 / 1899" overprinted in

28-29 / 1899" overprinted in black ink

surrounded by a ribboned wreath of oak leaves

the obverse bearing dual Sig runes executed in silver aluminum flat wire

83mm wing tip to wing tip

Upon returning home to Canada in 1919

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive 28-29 / 1899" overprinted in(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national 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 a crimped hinge and fluted banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular