Original German WWII Close Combat Clasp in Bronze by Friedrich Linden of Lüdenscheid - Missing Backing Plate U.S. Machine Guns -One Aluminum Wehrmacht Army Heer

-One Aluminum Wehrmacht Army Heer Buckle

There are four pockets on the front with scalloped flaps

This example comes in its original husk

There are also two rows of silver piping around the bottom of the sleeves

produced by the Solingen-based firm Robert Klaas

Original German WWII Close Combat Clasp in Bronze by Friedrich Linden of Lüdenscheid - Missing Backing Plate U.S. Machine Guns -One Aluminum Wehrmacht Army HeerOriginal Item: Only One Available. Known in German as a Nahkampfspange (Melee Clasp) in Bronze, this fine award is constructed of bronzed slightly vaulted zinc. The front side has a Reichsadler (national eagle) over a crossed bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece. There are sun rays emanating from the center of the left and right sides, with with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side. The reverse is plain, and would normally have a square