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H032258 CLOSE COMBAT CLASP IN SILVER. (Nahkampfspange in Silber)
BACKGROUND: The Close Combat Clasp was introduced on November 25TH 1942 for award to personnel who fought in hand-to-hand combat situations unsupported by armor. The clasp was issued in three grades, of Bronze, Silver and Gold with each successive grade signifying more days spent in hand-to-hand or close combat. Criteria for award of the clasps consisted of fifteen days of hand-to-hand combat for bestowal of the Bronze clasp, thirty days of hand-to-hand combat for bestowal of the Silver clasp and fifty days of hand-to-hand combat for bestowal of the Gold clasp. There was also a prescribed, combat to time served ratio, enabling long serving personnel to be eligible for award of a clasp.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Nicely detailed, injection molded, alloy construction clasp with a silver washed finish. The clasp is in the form of a central square panel with a recessed background field with an embossed national eagle with out-stretched wings, clutching a canted swastika in it’s talons, positioned above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, flanked by four oak-leaves and dual acorns superimpose on a ribbed, horizontal outward pointing base. The clasp retains about 65% of its original silver wash that shows minor age dulling. The clasp has a vibrant, blued finished, magnetic sheet metal backing plate positioned behind the eagle, bayonet and grenade motif that is held in place by four, small, crimped, side tabs of the reverse. The backing plate retains about 90% of its vibrant blued finish. The reverse has a molded, integral, hinge, a broad, tapering, horizontal pin and a soldered catch on a circular base plate inset into a circular recess. The reverse is well marked with the embossed designer’s name and location, "Fec. W. E. Peekhaus Berlin", and the manufacturer’s initials and location, "Ausf: A.G. M.u.K. Gablonz", indicating manufacture by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff (Work Study Group Metal and Plastic).
GRADE ***1/4 PRICE $655.00
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