Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Late-War Example by Steinhauer & Lück consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM)

marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/155” for Schwertner & Cie

the planned Axis invasion of Malta

the obverse bearing a raised column topped by Olympic ring

with the stitching intact

with narrow black dyed tresses trimming both the top and bottom edges

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Late-War Example by Steinhauer & Lück consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM)(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge emanating from an oval plate and a fluted pinback meeting a round wire catch similarly