Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Refurbished Example, by Rudolf Souval Auction the handle bearing an engraved

the handle bearing an engraved monogram of King Ernst August of Hanover

The "6" position and part of the "5" and "7" positions are obscured by the inset second hand clock with a black secondhand

better than extremely fine condition with the piping slightly soiled and the edges of the of the tongues slightly frayed from storage

Walter Lang of Hamilton

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Refurbished Example, by Rudolf Souval Auction the handle bearing an engraved(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, situated over a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked with the logo of