Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Second Pattern by Friedrich Linden GTRexclude eight with dual prongs

eight with dual prongs

the obverse of the arms finish with dark red enamels and joined through the quadrants by Imperial Russian double-headed eagles executed in detail

hallmarked and marked "STERLING" on the edge

He entered the French theatre in May 1915 with 'A' Battery

Alcalde Alvarez" on the cap above the seam of the shaft

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Second Pattern by Friedrich Linden GTRexclude eight with dual prongs(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, situated above a toned non magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oval plate,