schutzenfester Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 1948 Albisgütli, canton Zürich R1899a Albisgütli Jubilee Shoot 1898-1948 Silver plated broze 33 mm Engraver: Fritz Landry / Huguenin, Le Locle R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 1948 Albisgütli, canton Zürich R1900a Albisgütli Jubilee Shoot 1898-1948 Silver 33 mm Engraver: Fritz Landry / Huguenin, Le Locle RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wonderful medals. And may I say again, fantastic photography and processing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Wonderful medals. And may I say again, fantastic photography and processing. Thanks very much for the comment and recognition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Rod, I love the toning on that R-420a, wonderful condition as well. One of my favorite Swiss medals. And speaking of condition, that R-1900a just knocked my socks off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 Thanks Kim, both are very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 1852 Zürich, canton Zürich R1722a / M1013 First William Tell Free Shoot Silver 48 mm Engraver: H. H. RRR, very difficult to find in such condition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 1852 Zürich, canton Zürich R1722a / M1013 First William Tell Free Shoot Silver 48 mm Engraver: H. H. RRR, very difficult to find in such condition. Superb medal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 1899 Bienne, canton Bern R238a / M153 First Federal Shoot of Flobert Silver 40 mm Engraver: R Lanz-Girod, Biel / L. Furet, Geneve R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Superb medal. Thanks Art. Yes, the 1852 Zürich medal is superb. Very rare and in great condition considering its age and amount of field on both obverse and reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 1865 Schaffhausen Pokal Federal Shoot Johann Jakob Jezler, July 27 1796 - February 11, 1868 Silver pokal with inner gold wash 217 mm 290 g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 That's beautiful. You have a wonderful collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Damn. Drinking parties must be fun at your house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xli Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 <p><p>Hi,can you give me any information about this pin?Thanks a lot.</p></p> http://i274.photobuc...r/AN2/7500h.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 <p><p>Hi,can you give me any information about this pin?Thanks a lot.</p></p> http://i274.photobuc...r/AN2/7500h.jpg Your pin-back is a souvenir of the 1939 Federal shooting festival (schützenfest) held in Zürich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 Here is a picture of some various pin backs and other schützenfest memorabilia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted May 6, 2013 Report Share Posted May 6, 2013 As an FYI and if anyone may be interested, I have a consignment lot of 80 schützenfest medals listed on my website. The stated prices are firm per consignor and there are no pictures so please reference any book you may have available. Martin and Richter numbers will be posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cehobo3 Posted September 12, 2013 Report Share Posted September 12, 2013 Hello my name is Pavel, I am new to the boards. Have been collecting Swiss Shooting medals for the past 3 years or so. I am tiny bit familiar with Rod Moore as I have bought several medals from his latest consignment several months ago. Rod, I am glad I found this thread. You have posted great pieces from your collection. Of course as mentioned by many people here the photos are amazing. I also noticed that even with some common pieces you posted, the condition is absolutely pristine (patina and surfaces). Also the cups and pokals you showed are just fantastic. You never mentioned but are these almost unique pieces? Do you have a sense of how many of these survived or were made to begin with. Hopefully we can keep this thread going, and perhaps you can share more knowledge and pictures with us. I also hope other people here continue to share their new additions as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Hello my name is Pavel, I am new to the boards. Have been collecting Swiss Shooting medals for the past 3 years or so. I am tiny bit familiar with Rod Moore as I have bought several medals from his latest consignment several months ago. Rod, I am glad I found this thread. You have posted great pieces from your collection. Of course as mentioned by many people here the photos are amazing. I also noticed that even with some common pieces you posted, the condition is absolutely pristine (patina and surfaces). Also the cups and pokals you showed are just fantastic. You never mentioned but are these almost unique pieces? Do you have a sense of how many of these survived or were made to begin with. Hopefully we can keep this thread going, and perhaps you can share more knowledge and pictures with us. I also hope other people here continue to share their new additions as well. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 1939 Albisgütli, Canton ZürichSwiss National Exhibition Shoot 1939, with as minted ornate hanger/necklace attachment.R1877aSilver27mm Engraver: Huguenin, Le LocleRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted October 24, 2013 Report Share Posted October 24, 2013 1910 Zürich, Canton ZürichCity of Zürich Boy's ShootR1941a & bSilver and BronzeSilver: 23mm Bronze: 20 mm (Richter has this mistakenly listed as 23mm in his catalog) Engraver: Huguenin, Le LocleR With original pin and chain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Which cantons were most prolific? rarest? most prized? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted October 25, 2013 Report Share Posted October 25, 2013 Which cantons were most prolific? rarest? most prized? 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 But the best ones are the ones with Swiss misses on them. From Rod's site: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 26, 2013 Report Share Posted October 26, 2013 Agree. If I weren't pinching pennies, I'd add a few more to my collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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