Germany, Wehmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Friedrich Linden Newly Listed including some running marks to

including some running marks to the blade and tarnishing of the bronze elements

It can be seen depicted in portraits as early as the late 1500s (worn by Grand Duke Francesco I de’Medici in 1584

obverse illustrating a left-facing Queen Mary fronted by King George V

Constructed of a padded and weatherproofed cotton/rayon blend

Mary Trevathick Matthews but of course

Germany, Wehmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Friedrich Linden Newly Listed including some running marks to(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, flanked on each side by four rays and oak leaves interspersed with acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and maker marked with the logo of