Germany. A Gold Grade Close Combat Clasp By F. Linden; Soldered Hinge Type GTRexclude case missing push button

case missing push button

marked “S” on the reverse

The boutonniere is fully intact with the ribbon being slightly faded

inscribed "KEINE BANN WARE

east of New Guinea aboard the troop ship Cape Victory on November 10

Germany. A Gold Grade Close Combat Clasp By F. Linden; Soldered Hinge Type GTRexclude case missing push buttonAn example of a mid war manufacture Gold Grade Close Combat Clasp Nahkampfspange; in gilded zink; the obverse with a national eagle and a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece, 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 plain, with a square magnetic backing plate; horizontal pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse; maker marked