Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, by Friedrich Linden Hold Instituted 5 December 1841 by

Instituted 5 December 1841 by Prince Konstantin Hohenzollern-Hechingen and Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

At the end of the war he remained for a short period in service being promoted to Korvettenkapitän on November 18

It also contains an instructional leaflet on what to do when travelling abroad

vertical pinback (slightly loose)

the obverse depicting a gilder over a rocky landscape

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, by Friedrich Linden Hold Instituted 5 December 1841 by(Nahkampfspange in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a 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, designer marked W.