Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall Und Kunststoff GTRexclude War Merit Cross 1st Class

War Merit Cross 1st Class by Deumer - First Class Cross with Swords in zinc alloy

without belt buckle

the reverse presents the dates 1914-1918 within an oak wreath

with its matching boutonniere - extremely fine condition

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall Und Kunststoff GTRexclude War Merit Cross 1st Class(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered feinzink, the obverse with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika above a bayonet and stick grenade, with sun rays emanating from the centre of the left and right sides, and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a magnetic metal centerpiece backer, the reverse designer marked PEEKHAUS, BERLIN