Description
Red cloth badge featuring crossed rifles embroidered in gold bullion wire. Above the rifles in gold bullion wire is the date '1894'. The badge is backed with brown paper and a layer of fine hessian.
Contextual Description
Gold embroidered marksmanship badges such as this were worn on the sleeve of the left forearm, to indicate that the wearer was the best shot in his Company. Badges could be worn until the next annual qualifying attempt (12 months).
Details
Accession Number
REL/12643
Physical Description
Material: Bullion wire
Material: Wool cloth
Measurement
Overall: 60 mm Height x 100 mm Width
Copyright
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