Germany, Federal Republic. A Lot of Five HJ Marksmanship And Championship Badges, by Rudolf Souval, Exhibition Examples, c. 1970 Auction Intermingled with the natural sorrow

Intermingled with the natural sorrow of our hearts will be the pride and joy in the memory of one who fought a good fight and kept the faith as a son

22 mm (h - inclusive of horizontally pierced ball suspension adorned by cross)

Instituted 20 December 1939 by Generalfeldmarschall Walther von Brauchitsch

a rare example in zinc by this manufacturer

splintering of the wood near one of the rivets

Germany, Federal Republic. A Lot of Five HJ Marksmanship And Championship Badges, by Rudolf Souval, Exhibition Examples, c. 1970 Auction Intermingled with the natural sorrowA lot of five HJ Marksmanship And Championship badges, Post May 1945 manufacture c. 1970 issue, consisting of: 1. A gold grade HJ marksmanship badge for snipers, constructed of gilded white metal, the obverse in black enamels with round gilded inlays to form a bullseye, with a HJ diamond in white, black, and pebbled red enamels superimposed on the obverse, with crossed rifles directly beneath, all surrounded by a ring of golden oak leaves, the reverse