Austria, Empire. A Marksmanship Performance Badge Of The Kuk Artillery For First Gunners Buy Now A Wehrpaß (105x147mm

A Wehrpaß (105x147mm

69566 and 5041191

168 mm x 228 mm

fine mesh backer

with slight loss of gilt from age and wear

Austria, Empire. A Marksmanship Performance Badge Of The Kuk Artillery For First Gunners Buy Now A Wehrpaß (105x147mmIn bronzed tombac, illustrating crossed cannons backed by a target and surmounted by the Austrian crown, all within an open ended wreath of laurel leaves, measuring 45. 7 mm in diameter, intact clip, scattered bronzing wear on the obverse, surface rust on the reverse, very fine. Footnote: This was instituted in 1888 by Kaiser Franz Joseph, while in 1913 a similar badge, with the Hungarian crown, was adopted for the Hungarian Artillery.