Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Late-War Example by Steinhauer & Lück consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with narrow black dyed tresses

with narrow black dyed tresses trimming both the top and bottom edges

the planned Axis invasion of Malta

one measuring 40 mm (w) x 105 mm (l)

Accompanied by a highly-detailed star of the order in silver

marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/155” for Schwertner & Cie

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Late-War Example by Steinhauer & Lück consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with narrow black dyed tresses(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, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge emanating from an oval plate and a fluted pinback meeting a round wire catch similarly