Austria, Empire. A Marksmanship Performance Badge Of The Kuk Artillery For First Gunners Archive ordinances and rules as follows

ordinances and rules as follows

Cased (silver

A Chilean Order of Merit

torpedo attached to the other end (non magnetic gilded metal

Austria, Empire. A Marksmanship Performance Badge Of The Kuk Artillery For First Gunners Archive ordinances and rules as followsIn 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.