Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Friedrich Linden visually-hidden 5mm (w) x 53

5mm (w) x 53

with fraying evident in the bright pink piping

He was awarded the Brevet of Major on 15 December 1854 and was advanced to that rank on 25 January 1856

(Ordin Corona României)

minor bubbling on the arms of the Iron Cross

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Friedrich Linden visually-hidden 5mm (w) x 53(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from an oval plate,