Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive The case opens with an

The case opens with an integrated brown leather strap

issued at brigade headquarters on 2 August 1944 for three wounds suffered on 25 July 1943

prepared under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff by the Directorate of Artillery

but every four years since 1973

scattered gilt and red felt wear

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive The case opens with an(Nahkampfspange in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, on top of 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, maker marked F. & B. L. for