Original German WWII Close Combat Clasp in Silver by Arbeit Gemeinschaft Metal und Kunstoff of Gablonz Japanese Military Maps It was the standard machine

It was the standard machine gun of the Kriegsmarine (German navy)

consumed a large fraction of the industrial output of the major powers

The lock is marked with MORTIMER under the flash pan

Joseph Hooker

Original German WWII Close Combat Clasp in Silver by Arbeit Gemeinschaft Metal und Kunstoff of Gablonz Japanese Military Maps It was the standard machineOriginal Item: Only One Available. Known in German as a Nahkampfspange (Melee Clasp) in Silber, this fine award is constructed of silver washed slightly vaulted zinc. The front side has a Reichsadler (national eagle) over a crossed bayonet and hand grenade in the centerpiece. There are sun rays emanating from the center of the left and right sides, with with four oak leaves and two acorns on each side. The reverse is plain, with a square magnetic