Germany, HJ. A Sharpshooter Badge, by Frank & Reif Buy Now Instituted 1887

Instituted 1887

along with bands placed on either side running from the crossguard to the pommel

the obverse bearing a raised profile of a Rottweiler flanked by an oak leaf branch

7 mm (w) x 35 mm (h) inclusive of its integral screwpost

Germany, HJ. A Sharpshooter Badge, by Frank & Reif Buy Now Instituted 1887(HJ Schieauszeichnung fr Scharfschtzen). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the reverse marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 102 for Frank & Reif, Stuttgart, measuring 25 mm in diameter, demonstrating loss of silver finish throughout the base metal and some flecking to the enamels, in very fine condition.