Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wehrmacht Close Assault Clasp, In Bronze, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive the reverse in postcard format

the reverse in postcard format and featuring a handwritten dedication to a friend

Acting Corporal William James Steel Hatter

Barnes was serving with the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion

1943-1944 (these pamphlets were issued by the War Office and reprinted in Canada

the obverse with a central Stahlhelm (Steel Helmet) on a pebbled field

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wehrmacht Close Assault Clasp, In Bronze, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive the reverse in postcard format(Nahrkampfspange in Bronze). 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 centre of the left and right sides, and with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side, the reverse plain, with a square non magnetic backing plate horizontal pinback with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse, marked F & BL for Funcke &