A Silver Grade Close Combat Clasp By The Unknown 6-Dot Maker Hold scattered green oxidation evident on

scattered green oxidation evident on the obverse

within a frame formed by two branches of maple leaves

It is dated to Berchtesgaden (southern Bavaria) on July 31

This is a fine grouping of War Merit Medals and Crosses

52 District of the Canadian Forestry Corps

A Silver Grade Close Combat Clasp By The Unknown 6-Dot Maker Hold scattered green oxidation evident onA textbook example of an mid war manufacture German Nahrkampfspange; in silvered vaulted zink; the onverse with a national eagle and a bayonet and a 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 magnetic backing plate; horizontal banjo style pin, with a barrel hinge and a flat wire catch on the reverse;