Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction the tin measuring 46 mm

the tin measuring 46 mm x 122

an oak stem with three leaves in the center and “FW” with the royal crown on the upper arm

the obverse of identical appearance

Footnote: Rupert Sirch was born on 11 November 1921 in Berlin and grew up in Ronsberg

Monetny Dvor of Moscow mint marked in Russian on the screwback

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Friedrich Linden Auction the tin measuring 46 mm(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a national eagle and a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides, and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse plain, with a square magnetic back plate, reverse with horizontal banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch, marked with logo of maker Friedrich Linden,