Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction sixteen days shy of his

sixteen days shy of his twenty-third birthday

the badge having been removed from its original copper badge base

a catch protruding from the left side of the belt loop on the right end and incorporating ornate leafing

both of Chinese manufacture

scratch on the left arm on the obverse

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction sixteen days shy of his(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, above a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four oak leaves and sun rays with acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked PEEKHAUS, BERLIN and maker