Germany, Heer. A Bronze Grade Close Combat Clasp, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction bronze star clasp denoting twenty-five

bronze star clasp denoting twenty-five years' service on the original ribbon with pinback

Winners medal in gilded zinc

1917 in the field

Silver on horse toned to a shiny black colour

Medal of Military Merit

Germany, Heer. A Bronze Grade Close Combat Clasp, By Steinhauer & Lück Auction bronze star clasp denoting twenty-fiveA second war German Nahkampfspange; in bronzed 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; unmarked, but displaying typical characteristics of