Some of you guys out there must have some shooting awards, whether it be medals, badges, edged weapons of maybe stuff like this. Lets see some of what you have.

This piece is a Gau Nordsee DSB award from 1942 in it's case of issue.

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outside of case

Inside of case

Awards can come in all shapes and sizes, this one is a hunting horn, the same pattern as the DJ horns but without the silver embellishments,inscription reads "Schiesspreis 1937 Danzig".

Inscription

And then there's this, awarded in 1898,

The mercury gilding on these is a sight to behold

grips

dedication

maker

I have noticed that this type of catch was used throughout the Imperial/Weimar and 3rd Reich periods on all sorts of award boxes/cases.

Reverse showing the mercury gilt

Then there is the pokal's or cups that were awarded. This one dated 1899, it has four distinctive panels,

1st panel showing the date

2nd panel showing the hunt

3rd panel showing the competition

4th panel shows another hunting scene

The floors open to you guys, lets see some of your shooting awarded stuff.

Gary

On the buttstock of a Mod. W625B .22 cal. Training Rifle.

Gary,

It looks like you've got a good handle on that new camera of your's, I could tell the new shots straight away - nice!

The Besteck/Ehrengabe details came out especially well, there's some first-rate craftsmanship going on there.

Denny, beautiful to see something marked this nicely, is it still a good shooter?

Here's another good one for the pile, simply marked - Preisschiessen 1909

Bill

"Wehrmanngewehr der Tiroler
Standschützen"

Here's something that is shooting related but not really an award. This military style target rifle is basically identical to the Wehrmannsgewehr. The quality of manufacture and finish is on a par with any pre-war Mauser sporting rifle. It has a deep commercial blue with beautiful wood.
This particular rifle was made for the Tiroler Stand Schützenverband Vorarlberg, an Austrian Tyrolian Shooting Club. The Mauser banner logo has been moved from it's normal location on the receiver ring to the receiver bridge. The receiver ring bears the Tyrolian Schutzen Verband insignia w/swastika and the initials T.ST.V. The caliber is 8,15x46, a popular hunting/target round. The rear sight is adjustable up to 300 meters and has micro adjustment for windage.
Best guess is that these were purchased by the Tyrolian Schutzen Verband. In 50 years of collecting, I have seen or heard of only eight of these rifles - including one that is consecutively numbered to mine.
I realize this may not be the proper thread for this, but thought the JagdMeisters here might appreciate seeing it.

Receiver Ring

A closer look at the receiver marking.

The target sights.

A slightly better look at the quality of bluing and wood.
Enjoy......

Denny,

I for one am extremely happy that you showed this here. I collect the badges of the Tiroler Stand Schützenverband Vorarlberg, & it's great to see another item from them

Thanks for showing it.

Cheers
Don

Thank you Don.
I'm glad it was appreciated. Of the 50 or so Mauser rifles I own, this is one near the top of my favorite list.

Denny,

A very nice rifle - especially neat to see the Tirolean club-logo marking too, first time that I've seen that. Great addition to the thread!

Here's an oldie-but-goodie from Gary's collection - dated just a couple months after our own civil war started ...

Don,

Tried to email you but couldn't get through,
could you pop me a line please?

Best!

Bill

Bill, thats a great piece, better than I thought it would be,thanks for posting it. Lets add this piece to the pile, WKC marked, a MG shooting competition in 1939. Note the clamshell attached to the top scabbard mount, I have only ever seen this on either WKC or WK&C hirschfängers.

Gary