Description
Very good example complete with paper and wool Heer (Army) cloth backing
they were not supplied to aircrew until the earlier stocks were exhausted
Volkening in size 34 offered in excellent condition
Cloth USAAF flight helmet named to Cornell
Below is some sample research
Original German WWII Close Combat Clasp in Bronze by AUSF. A.G.M.u.K. GABLONZ Japanese Edged Weapons Very good example complete withOriginal Item: Only One Available. Known in German as a Nahrkampfspange (Melee Clasp) in Bronze, this fine award is constructed of bronzed slightly vaulted zink. The obverse with a national eagle and a bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece, with sun rays emanating from the center of the left and right sides, and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse plain, with a square magnetic blued backing plate with horizontal pin