04-30-2005, 10:12 PM
Yes, at least that's what I think it is, 1st Place in an All-Army shooting competition. The crossed rifles emblem is reminiscent of a Tsarist marksmanship badge.
I have been away for a long time and I am way out of touch with what people are paying in the US/Western Europe for Soviet badges. This is a pretty darn nice badge and, FWIW, it fits in well with my collection of shooting badges. In Georgia I would have expected to pay something like $10-15, tops. I suppose up to triple that in the western market, but that is strictly a SWAG.
Care to share how you came across such an interesting piece?
Chuck
I have been away for a long time and I am way out of touch with what people are paying in the US/Western Europe for Soviet badges. This is a pretty darn nice badge and, FWIW, it fits in well with my collection of shooting badges. In Georgia I would have expected to pay something like $10-15, tops. I suppose up to triple that in the western market, but that is strictly a SWAG.
Care to share how you came across such an interesting piece?
Chuck
