Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive Elizabeth of St

Elizabeth of St

It was the first Order founded as an Order of Merit based on the principle of equality of birth

NEW YORK” with company logos underneath

the 6 o’clock arm “1864” and the 9 o’clock arm ''18”

measuring 12 mm (w) x 12 mm (h) with a 40 mm-long needle

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive Elizabeth of St(Nahkampfspange in Gold). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, joined together at the top by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, on top of a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four sun rays and four oak leaves with acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked F. & B. L. for