Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive 43 mm (w) x 49

43 mm (w) x 49

Some of the brown felt cushioning around the lenses has been worn off

Badge only without cord

inscribed "PARACHUTE" over "3"

numbered “5714”

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive 43 mm (w) x 49(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse with a German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, with a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides and four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, maker marked F. & B. L. for Funcke & Brninghaus, Ldenscheid, measuring 98.