Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Friedrich Linden Auction upper with a die-stamped fasces

upper with a die-stamped fasces affixed in the centre

the exterior layer presents a hand etched oak leaf wreath

Second portepee with an aluminum-frame base

but they were badly wanted

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Friedrich Linden Auction upper with a die-stamped fasces(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, overlaid by a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, in turn situated above a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a raised barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an