Germany, Third Reich. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne Newly Listed on original worn ribbon

on original worn ribbon

to take a role as Commandant of the Royal Military College of Canada

distance cross hairs visible through the eyepieces

marked 835 JL under the pin

This early example is machine embroidered in an off-white cloth over dark green wool

Germany, Third Reich. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, By Josef Feix & Söhne Newly Listed on original worn ribbonA second war German Nahkampfspange; in bronzed zink; 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 a crimped barrel hinge and a crimped flat wire catch on the reverse; maker marked JFS for Josef Feix & Shne and