Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive Scattered silvering wear on the

Scattered silvering wear on the buckle and receiving clip

ring-style button hole attachment)

The NS-Reichskriegerbund booklet contains general information about the structure and goals of the league

as announced in the Fourth Supplement to the London Gazette 30807 of Friday

the book concludes with a date of “20 September 1884”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive Scattered silvering wear on the(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, 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 over a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four sun rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked F. & B. L. for Funcke &