Germany. A Bronze Grade Close Combat Clasp By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm x 37 mm

5 mm x 37 mm

1904: Transferred to Infantry Regiment 73

Accompanied by two Bronze Star award documents

arriving in England on October 28th

but missing its catch - with period thin copper wires spun around the catch

Germany. A Bronze Grade Close Combat Clasp By Friedrich Linden certificate_of_authenticity 5 mm x 37 mmA second war German Nahkampfspange; in bronzed 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 wire catch on the reverse; marked by the designer Peekhaus, Berlin and maker marked with the