A Bronze Grade Close Combat Clasp By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metal Und Kunstoff Of Gablonz Archive then Lance Sergeant

then Lance Sergeant

marked “A & V”

clasp in hardly worn condition

dated 19 January 1873

light soiling overall

A Bronze Grade Close Combat Clasp By Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metal Und Kunstoff Of Gablonz Archive then Lance SergeantA second war German Nahkampfspange; in bronzed white metal alloy; the obverse with a national eagle and a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece, 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 plain, with a square magnetic backing plate; horizontal pinback with an integrated hinge and a round wire catch on the reverse; maker marked Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metal