Germany, Hj. A Sharpshooter Badge By Steinhauer & Lück Auction (文虎勳章)

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Germany, Hj. A Sharpshooter Badge By Steinhauer & Lück Auction (文虎勳章)(HJ Meisterschtze Abzeichen). Constructed of silvered bronze with multi coloured enamels, horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of a round oak leaf wreath around a black enameled target, overlaid by crossed rifles and a red and white enameled HJ insignia bearing a black mobile swastika, marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code M1 63 for maker Steinhauer & Lck, Ldenscheid measuring 25. 05 mm in diameter, weighing 8. 4 grams, in near