Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Third Pattern Missing Wings Variant by C.E. Juncker United Republic of The blade sits securely within

The blade sits securely within a two-piece nickel-plated alloy hilt with a hooked quillon

It reads: From a (past) great time

Silver Grade - In silvered gray non-magnetic metal

While in Europe

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Close Combat Clasp, Silver Grade, Third Pattern Missing Wings Variant by C.E. Juncker United Republic of The blade sits securely within(Nahkampfspange in Silber). Constructed of silvered zink, the obverse consisting of a central square oak leaf wreath, topped by a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a mobile swastika, situated above a crossed bayonet and stick grenade, overlaying a magnetic metal backplate, flanked on each side by four rays and four oak leaves with two acorns, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a flat wire catch, emanating from a circular plate,