schutzenfester

1909 Weinfelden, canton Thurgau R1274a / M684 Cantonal Shoot Silver 45 mm Mintage: 400 Engraver: Holy Freres, St. Imier R

All are very interesting and a nice group indeed. Great tokens Bill!

Very nice jetons Ian. I like the fact that you have the three with Louis XIV through XVI. Jetons are wonderful!

Ended - Thanks for looking

Ended - Thanks for looking

Thanks, it is a pleasurable hobby.

Here is an almost perfect example of a beautifully engraved shooting medal. It was obtained in the original case of issue (shown here) from which it has been rarely removed since the day it was awarded. 1891 Burgdorf, canton Bern R215a / M133 Bern Cantonal Shoot 45 mm Mintage: 1656 Engraver: Franz Homberg, Bern

1859 Zürich, canton Zürich R1724d / M101 Federal Free Shoot WM 41 mm Engraver: Sebald Drentwett, Augsburg R In original paper wrapper issue - RRR Picture 1: The medal in UNC/issued condition (other than 154+ years in the paper wrapper) Picture 2: Shows the medal inside the original paper wrapper as issued. Picture 3: Shows the text written on the inside of the wrapper once unfolded. The paper wrapper is folded in such a way that it is tucked in to itself so it remains wrapped and intact.

1923 Luzern, canton Luzern Reference R885 Field Shoot, Honor Medal Silver 30 mm R This medal is seldom seen.

1892 Le Locle, canton Neuchátel R959b / M519 Cantonal Shoot Silver 45 mm Mintage: 705 Common While I have a few of these, this along with the case is an ideal example.

Hi, Finding medals in the original case is always a positive. I have been lucky enough to acquire some medals with the original winner's name tag on the case, medals with notes inside them regarding the shoot and or the recipient, and a number of souvenir medals that have their original price paperwork within. I have some very old shooting medals in their original paper wrappers as issued at the shoot. It is quite rewarding to find this type of paperwork included with a medal as you well know and it also increases the value of said medal.

1911 Olten, canton Solothurn R1130a / M653 Jubilee Shoot Gold 23 mm Mintage: 60 pieces (without "A") Engraver: Holy Freres, St. Imier RRR In original case of issue. Please note that many sellers state original case of issue when a medal is available in a case. Unless the case is identified to the specific shoot or some other type of unique identifying feature then there is no "proof" that the case is the original one. Over the years many dealers have acquired cases that accept different millimeter diameters and have put medals in them, this does not make the case the original one. However, there are many cases that were not identified (embossed) in any way when awarded, thus in original case. Because of this, it is easy to call a case the original case of issue and many times it just may be but other times not...

Token Lausanne , Canton Vaud R540b Br 20mm RR

Token 1868 Pontoise, France R681a Brass/Copper 23mm RRR

As many of you are aware, along with schützenfest medals there are also tokens. Here are a few for your reference- Token 1844 Basel, Canton Basel Shoot This token has a counter stamp on the obverse and reverse. R43f Br 23mm RR

Starting with the top row left to right: (1) Late 1920's, Distinction award, Silver (2) Mels 1928 (3) Bellinzona, Ticino 1929 (4) Bürglen, Thurgau 1932, Silver (5) Ranger Shoot, 1937, Silver (6) Langau, Bern 1937 (7) Section Competition, Vaud 1920, double sided (8) St. Galen 1929 (9) Late 1920's, Silver (10) 100 years of the Carabiniers 1925 (11) Arosa, Grabünden, Winter Shoot 1937 (12) Brütten, Zürich 1933 (13) Reinach, Aargau 1935 (14) Bern, Bern 1926, Silver (15) Basel about 1930, Silver The abzeichen from the 1920's and 1930's and earlier are more difficult to find than common shooting medals. 1940's to 1960's are about as easy to obtain as common shooting medals and the abzeichen from the last 40 years are somewhat easier to find and obtain. The average market for the latter is about $5.00 - $10.00 and some of the older ones like those I have pictured are considerably more.

I have not posted any pictures of Swiss shooting abzeichen (shooting badges/decorations) so I thought I would whet your appetite with a few rather old and rarer ones. Of the 15 pictured here, 7 of them are silver. Silver abzeichen are rare and usually the silver ones are from the 1920's and 1930's and earlier. I have seen abzeichen from the late 1800's and I'm sure most of you have seen the modern ones being sold as shooting medals on the bay. Starting with the top row left to right: (1) Late 1920's, Distinction award, Silver (2) Mels 1928 (3) Bellinzona, Ticino 1929 (4) Bürglen, Thurgau 1932, Silver (5) Ranger Shoot, 1937, Silver (6) Langau, Bern 1937 (7) Section Competition, Vaud 1920, double sided (8) St. Galen 1929 (9) Late 1920's, Silver (10) 100 years of the Carabiniers 1925 (11) Arosa, Grabünden, Winter Shoot 1937 (12) Brütten, Zürich 1933 (13) Reinach, Aargau 1935 (14) Bern, Bern 1926, Silver (15) Basel about 1930, Silver The abzeichen from the 1920's and 1930's and earlier are more difficult to find than common shooting medals. 1940's to 1960's are about as easy to obtain as common shooting medals and the abzeichen from the last 40 years are somewhat easier to find and obtain. The average market for the latter is about $5.00 - $10.00 and some of the older ones like those I have pictured are considerably more.

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1974 Tirol, Austria State Shoot Silver 40mm Proof A modern shooting medal from Austria. I have always liked Austrian medals from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries The more artistic and silver ones are somewhat difficult to come by since they do not come to market often, one reason is because there are fewer to begin with. I obtained this modern medal of 1974 because the engraving piqued my interest, it is larger than many Austrian silver shooting medals and at the time I had never seen this example offered.

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1929 Bellinzona, Canton Ticino R1468a / M859 Federal Shoot Silver 27mm Engraver: Agostino Balestra / Huguenin, Le Locle RR ​Perhaps a tad more rare than RR in terms of procurement and sightings. As I have stated previously, looped medals are difficult to place in my normal template, please pardon the simple format. :black eye:

Geneve and Zürich are the most prolific with Obwalden being the least. I would say the Ticino has some of the most rare medals however due to mintage there are many very rare medals from all Cantons. Unique medals are without a doubt the most prized and these again can be from multiple Cantons.

1910 Zürich, Canton Zürich City of Zürich Boy's Shoot R1941a & b Silver and Bronze Silver: 23mm Bronze: 20 mm (Richter has this mistakenly listed as 23mm in his catalog) Engraver: Huguenin, Le Locle R With original pin and chain.

1939 Albisgütli, Canton Zürich Swiss National Exhibition Shoot 1939, with as minted ornate hanger/necklace attachment. R1877a Silver 27mm Engraver: Huguenin, Le Locle RR

Hi Pavel, I hope you are enjoying your recently acquired schützenfest medals. I too am glad you found the CoinPeople forum and this thread. I love this hobby and it is my hope to be able to enlighten and educate whoever I can. Schützenfest awards were given out in many forms with the most common being medals. Pokal and bechers were the more important award and the quantities of them especially the pokal were very limited. Some are surely unique but many were awarded in very limited numbers. Watches, both pocket and wrist were awards, clocks, silverware, sculptures, guns, etc. the list goes on and on. One of the many tasks of the schützenfest committee or the subset thereof, the award committee, was to solicit the local merchants for awards and or money. Because of this, awards came in many forms, but the schützenfest medal, pokal, and becher were the most common/official award given. Jean Martin, who published the first "bible" of schützenfest medals also published a catalog of pokal and bechers. Mintage data is rare to find but not unheard of. The rarity of pokal is evident in there pricing and frequency seen for sale. Bechers (small cups, the size of of a small glass) are seen more often but still rare in comparison the medals. Pokal and bechers are usually .800 silver and are commonly gold gilt wash on the inside of the cup.