Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Rudolf Souval Archive with an additional mark of

with an additional mark of “W100”

the second son of Sir John Halkett

it is the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic

and black enameling

the maker mark on the reverse illegible

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Rudolf Souval Archive with an additional mark of(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, situated over a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four oak leaves and sun rays with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of Rudolf