Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude and unlike any other collector’s

and unlike any other collector’s item

with gilded leaf above

reverse with dates in relief ‘1899 1900’

the exterior of the lid embossed with “25” within an open ended laurel wreath and “Baden-Württemberg” in gilt lettering

1916 and promoted to Acting Sergeant on December 1

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Steinhauer & Lück GTRexclude and unlike any other collector’s(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central square laurel leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, flanked on each side by four sun rays and oak leaves with acorns, the reverse with a crimped barrel hinge and fluted horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of manufacture by