Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By A.g.m.u.k GTRexclude in silvered tombac with black

in silvered tombac with black and red enamels

on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with magnetic metal hook and clasp

ornate suspension loop

The vessel in question was the Japanese patrol boat

maker marked "J F S" (Josef Felix Söhne Gablonz a

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By A.g.m.u.k GTRexclude in silvered tombac with black(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed feinzink, the obverse with a Wehrmacht style German national eagle clutching a mobile swastika, above a crossed 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 square magnetic metal backplate, with a horizontal banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, the reverse marked with