SOUTHERN RHODESIA BRASS WW2 MARKSMAN'S PROFICIENCY BADGE.
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As I am sure you all know there are MANY types of Marksman's Proficiency Badges. Some are easy to define because if the colour arrangement. "Quartermaster's Comment":- I have been told that this 4 lugged Brass Crossed S.M.L.E Rifles Badge came out in the 1930's and was worn on the sleeve. It was later, in some units, worn as a Musketry Instructors Badge. It definitely dates back to World War Two. One notes that just to keep the design tidy, the rifle on the right has the bolt on the left for a 'South Paw' shot!!!
   
General details
Country of Origin SOUTHERN RHODESIA & U.K.?
Regiment or Corps B.S.A.P. & Other Units.
Materials used in manufacture General.
Period Worn From the Mid 1930's.
Height 38 mm.
Width 52 mm.
Type of Fastening 4 Copper Lugs.
Condition of Item Good for age--See photo.
Any Publication References Such as Colin Owen See Colin Owen No.3216. I did not find this actual badge in Arniel. Dudley Wall has it as being used by the British South Africa Police from the 1930's to the 1940's. See his No. 133 on Page 10 of his new book on Rhodesian Insignia.
Approximated Weight Allow for 50 grams.
ID: 1046
R155.00
SOUTHERN RHODESIA BRASS WW2 MARKSMAN'S PROFICIENCY BADGE.
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