Germany, Third Reich. A 1943 Master Marksman’s Badge certificate_of_authenticity within an elegant enameled red

within an elegant enameled red ornamental ring

Silver Medal for 5 Years' Service and Bronze Medal for 1 Years' Service

the top of the handle marked “SS/T” and “J

where an award badge once existed but has been lost to time

A beautiful Grand Cross Star

Germany, Third Reich. A 1943 Master Marksman’s Badge certificate_of_authenticity within an elegant enameled red(Meisterschtzenabzeichen). Constructed of gilded zink, the obverse consisting of a circular oak leaf wreath, surrounding a central Tyrol style German national eagle clutching a bullseye target defaced by a mobile swastika, in turn situated above a banner bearing a raised inscription of MEISTERSCHTZE 1943 (MASTER MARKSMAN 1943), the reverse stamped with an issue number of 2068, with a horizontal pinback crimped within a rectangular plate, unmarked,