Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude / Waist 32in

/ Waist 32in

1918 documents the following: "The 14th Canadian Battalion attacked at dawn on the morning of the 8th of August

piece of the black cotton mesh backer missing behind the crown

- This dagger (as part of a collection of daggers) has been acquired from an early/old American collection and as such has exhibits deep toning and patina one would expect from an untouched example

In silvered bronze with light blue and white enamels

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Gold Grade, By Deschler & Sohn GTRexclude / Waist 32in(Nahkampfspange in Gold). Constructed of gilded 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, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, with a magnetic metal centerpiece backer, unmarked but with the physical characteristics of