Germany, Hj. A Sharpshooter Badge Hold circumscribed “Freie Schwesternschaft”

circumscribed “Freie Schwesternschaft”

maker marked “THE ART METAL WORKS

wrapped in an original twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire cord

All instruments for all branches of surveying supplier for the army and navy

from 1914-1916

Germany, Hj. A Sharpshooter Badge Hold circumscribed “Freie Schwesternschaft”(HJ Schtzenabzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, around a black enameled bullseye target, bearing a central enameled HJ overlying crossed rifles, the reverse with a horizontal pinback, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code M1 63 for Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid, measuring, 25 mm in diameter, with loss of finish and some chipping of the enamels