Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction 4 o'clock sword handle slightly

4 o'clock sword handle slightly askew

with soldiers in groups

lightly creased

NSG Kraft durch Freude

paper backer has peeled back but remains attached)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction 4 o'clock sword handle slightly(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, with a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four sun rays and four oak leaves with acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, designer marked PEEKHAUS, BERLIN, maker marked with