the reverse plain with a banjo style pinback with a barrel hinge and a round wire catch
measuring 104 mm x 51 mm
the belt buckle with a 26
marked with the RZM (Reichszeugmeisterei) insignia and maker marked "M1/105" (Hermann Aurich
the obverse centre bears two lines of forward facing soldiers marching encompassed by the inscription “MID WINTERMARSCH 1938” (MID WINTER MARCH 1938)
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by A.G.M.u.K. GTRexclude the reverse plain with a(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed 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 situated over a hollow void, flanked on each side by four oak leaves and sun rays interspersed with two acorns, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, designer marked W. E. PEEKHAUS,