Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude and Memorial Plaque (ARTHUR GRANT

and Memorial Plaque (ARTHUR GRANT HAMLIN)

- This dagger (as part of a collection of daggers) has been acquired from an early/old American collection and as such has exhibits deep toning and patina one would expect from an untouched example

the stick pin in bronze

Lüdenscheid began supplying Iron Crosses in 1917

with Johnston later transferred to the 21st Infantry Battalion

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude and Memorial Plaque (ARTHUR GRANT(Nahkampfspange in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika above a bayonet and stick grenade, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides, and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a magnetic metal centerpiece backer, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of