Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Miscellaneous Shooting Medals.
A plain circular disc, 32mm, silver, hallmarked but lacking date letter, obverse engraved with a kneeling Rifleman in the firing position, reverse engraved ‘Presented by Capt. White to the Best Marksman of No. 2 Company Huntingdon for the year 1866’, pierced with three small holes (one plugged) presumably for affixing to a coat; together with a circular metal disk, the obverse engraved ‘No. 2 This Medal presented by the officers to Royal Bird as a reward of Merit for making the 2d. Best Shot September 18th 1820’, reverse engraved ‘D. Brown, Capt.; J. Muzzy, Lieut.; J. Roberts, Ensign.’, pierced with ring suspension; a Shrewsbury Archery 1854 Best Gold lapel badge in the form of a central medallion with three arrows through it, with pin-back suspension; a London Rifle Brigade Silver Medal (“B” Coy. 1932. Rfn. I. L. Jones.) in Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company, London, fitted case; and a National Rifle Association membership arm badge, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1935), the first two in fair condition; the rest good very fine and better (5) £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Volunteer and Shooting Medals.

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