Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive 28-29 / 1899" overprinted in

28-29 / 1899" overprinted in black ink

with an arm length of 570 mm and an overall body length of 685 mm

with a shortened piece of period original ribbon

83mm wing tip to wing tip

Upon returning home to Canada in 1919

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Steinhauer & Lück Archive 28-29 / 1899" overprinted in(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a square oak leaf wreath, topped by a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a crimped hinge and fluted banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch emanating from a circular