Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade Auction Archive Bavaria: Military Merit 3rd Class

Bavaria: Military Merit 3rd Class Cross with Swords (copper gilt

maker marked “З

consisting of 1) A KDF Thüringen event badge

70 mm (w) x 100

hand-stitched to a red backing

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade Auction Archive Bavaria: Military Merit 3rd Class(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, 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, with a magnetic metal backplate, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked measuring 96. 13 mm (w) x 25. 28 mm (h), weighing