Austria, Empire. A Marksmanship Performance Badge Of The Kuk Artillery For First Gunners Buy Now A Wehrpaß (105x147mm

A Wehrpaß (105x147mm

168 mm x 228 mm

bronze star on its original ribbon with dual prong pinback

with its prague medal bar (with one prong intact on the reverse

with slight loss of gilt from age and wear

Austria, Empire. A Marksmanship Performance Badge Of The Kuk Artillery For First Gunners Buy Now A Wehrpaß (105x147mmIn 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.