Original German WWII Close Combat Clasp in Bronze with Crimped Edge by Arbeit Gemeinschaft Metal und Kunstoff MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets It measures 12 inches in

It measures 12 inches in overall length with a 7 inch blade

This is a very nice example of a Third Reich Feldgendarmerie gorgets

however it was definitely heavily modified in other ways

he touched down instead in Norfolk

Hamburg and Lübeck

Original German WWII Close Combat Clasp in Bronze with Crimped Edge by Arbeit Gemeinschaft Metal und Kunstoff MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets It measures 12 inches inOriginal 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, with a square magnetic backing