Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff visually-hidden marked RZM M4/24/1

marked RZM M4/24/1

Army during the Indian Wars 1877-79

Department of National Security Document for Promotion to the Rank of Petty Officer 1951

His work as a Faculty Member earned his stripes

and a date of “824” (August 1942)

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Bronze Grade, by Arbeitsgemeinschaft Metall und Kunststoff visually-hidden marked RZM M4/24/1(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a swastika, overlaid by a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, situated above a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with an integral hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch emanating from a crimped base, designer