Item Description
Original Item: Only Set of Three Only. Like many other armies, the German armed forces spent a considerable amount of time training how to improve the accuracy of firing their small arms. An award was developed to recognize individuals who excelled in shooting. The Marksmanship lanyard was instituted on June 29th of 1936 through an executive order signed by AH. The shooting lanyard award was attached to the uniform by placing one of the loops on the button of the shoulder board and the other end on the button of the jacket.
The initial award was issued without any acorns, and every time the award was earned again, an additional acorn was added to the loop opposite to the shield. The award was authorized to be worn by personnel beneath the rank of officer. There were many additional grades, which resulted in different color badges and acorns.
The design of the shooting award consisted of a silver lanyard with thick bullion strings, with an overall length of about 16 inches. One end has a loop made of a single strand of string while the other end caps in an oval shape holding a badge. This section also has a loop on the end. The backs of the lanyards are sometimes lined with felt or silk.
This set consists of the following three Marksmanship Laynards:
- One 1st Pattern Heer / Army Marksmanship Lanyard, Grade III (Two Acorns). This earlier version has a simple Heer Shield Medallion on the top of the liner.
- One 2nd Pattern Heer / Army Marksmanship Lanyard, Grade I (No Acorns). This later version has the Heer/ Army eagle at the to of a wreath, with two crossed swords over a shield in the middle of the wreath.
- One Luftwaffe Marksmanship Lanyard, Grade II (One Acorn). It looks like this example may have had a second acorn at one point, but it is now missing. It has a very nice Luftwaffe Eagle inside an oak leaf wreath as the lanyard badge.
A great WWII set, showing a nice variety! Ready to display!
- This product is available for international shipping. Shipping not available to: Australia, France, or Germany
- Due to legal restrictions this item cannot be shipped to Australia, France or Germany. This is not a comprehensive list and other countries may be added in the future.
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