Germany, Wehrmacht. A Bronze Grade Close Combat Clasp, Unmarked Example by Steinhauer & Lück Republic of vertical rectangular pin with a

vertical rectangular pin with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch

the reverse bearing a raised inscription of “FÜR VERDIENSTE UM DIE WEHRHAFTE ERTÜCHTIGUNG DER DEUTSCHEN REITERJUGEND” (“FOR MERIT IN STRENGTHENING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE GERMAN EQUESTRIAN YOUTH”)

gilt finish mostly worn off

constructed of lightweight wooden core with a dark blue lightly textured faux leather exterior

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Bronze Grade Close Combat Clasp, Unmarked Example by Steinhauer & Lück Republic of vertical rectangular pin with a(Nahkampfspange in Bronze). Constructed of bronzed zinc, the obverse consisting of a central square oak wreath topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, overlaid by a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, situated over a magnetic metal backplate (re fastened using grey glue), flanked on each side by four rays of and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and narrow horizontal pinback meeting a flat wire catch,