Germany, Third Reich. A 1944 Small Calibre Tyrol Shooting Badge, By Carl Poellath Auction Archive Footnote: This British First World

Footnote: This British First World War medal in Gold was sponsored by Sir Charles Wheeler

with the initials W and R between the top cross arms and A V between the bottom cross arms

When the United States entered the First World War

and Sweden: Order of the Polar Star

Germany, Third Reich. A 1944 Small Calibre Tyrol Shooting Badge, By Carl Poellath Auction Archive Footnote: This British First World(Kleinkaliber Schtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded bronze with multi coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the obverse bearing a red enameled Tyrol style German national eagle clutching a target overlaid by a mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1943, above an inscription of KK GEWEHR, the reverse maker marked C. POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN, measuring 40 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.