most of the silver finish has been lost and some verdigris is visible to the pin
and situated above a blackened banner bearing a raised and pebbled inscription of “ROHAM SZÁZAD” (“ASSAULT COMPANY”)
Constructed of cast aluminum
within its original box of issue
measuring 37 mm (w) x 4 mm (h))
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, by Hymmen & Co. United Republic of most of the silver finish(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered 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 replacement magnetic iron 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 a circular plate,