Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction sixteen days shy of his

sixteen days shy of his twenty-third birthday

1878 in Liverpool

first to Seaman First Class on March 1

a catch protruding from the left side of the belt loop on the right end and incorporating ornate leafing

scratch on the left arm on the obverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction sixteen days shy of his(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered 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, above a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four oak leaves and sun rays with acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and maker