Original German WWII Close Combat Clasp in Bronze by Friedrich Linden of Lüdenscheid - Missing Backing Plate U.S. Machine Guns It bears Waffenampt proofs

It bears Waffenampt proofs

We continue to hold Bastogne

to be expected from a dirk of this period

produced by the Solingen-based firm Robert Klaas

There is also faint serial number stamped onto the bottom

Original German WWII Close Combat Clasp in Bronze by Friedrich Linden of Lüdenscheid - Missing Backing Plate U.S. Machine Guns It bears Waffenampt proofsOriginal Item: Only One Available. Known in German as a Nahkampfspange (Melee Clasp) in Bronze, this fine award is constructed of bronzed slightly vaulted zinc. The front side has a Reichsadler (national eagle) over a crossed bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece. There are sun rays emanating from the center of the left and right sides, with with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side. The reverse is plain, and would normally have a square