Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wehrmacht Close Assault Clasp, In Bronze, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive "Round Africa with Cobham" (1928)

"Round Africa with Cobham" (1928) and "With Cobham to Kivu" (1932) contain valuable footage of the flights

The plain black celluloid grip shows minor surface wear and no cracks or chipping

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

By his own admission

and enamel disk

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Wehrmacht Close Assault Clasp, In Bronze, By Funcke & Brüninghaus Auction Archive "Round Africa with Cobham" (1928)(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 &