schutzenfester Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 I think that's the oldest one I've seen you post. Wow! Congrats on adding it to your collection When I first saw this medal I was astounded by its condition. It is almost as new. The rim imperfections seen are from my posting of the medal/picture. Medals with loops are difficult to put into my presentation template; I have to trace the design and this is painstaking and imperfect as compared to what can be accomplished with a round medal. Regarding the age, I also have a 1651 shooting penny from the Netherlands. The condition is nothing like the Demigny example shown here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 1951 Aussersihl, Canton Zürich R1905b Sport Shoot, 600 Year Free Shoot Silver plated BR 50 mm Engraver: Huguenin, Le Locle R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 1932 Locarno, Canton Ticino R1475b / M864 1834 - 1934 Centennial Shoot of Ticino BR 60 mm Engraver: Wilhelm Schwerzmann, Cham / Huguenin, Le Locle R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 1892 Glarus R808b / M432 Federal Shoot Silver 45 mm Engraver: Huguenin, Le Locle Mintage: 3,375 Common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 1900 Lausanne, Canton Vaud R1609b / M962 75 Anniversary, Carabiniers of Lausanne 1825 - 1900 BR with 'S' 50 mm Engraver: Hans Frei, Basel / Ferdinand Hodler, Bern R Note: Examples sold to members of the Society of Carabiniers after the schützenfest are engraved with an "S" on the obverse; example shown here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 1956 Zürich R1920a Cantonal Shoot Silver 70 x 47 mm Engraver: Huguenin, Le Locle R Note: This medal was engraved, various dates exist. In the period until 1960, so far, the years known are 1956 and 1957. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 1934 FribourgR1955b / M1131Honor Medal of the Swiss Shooting AssociationSilver66 mmEngraver: R. Kissling, Wofwill / G. Hantz, UGD, Geneve (ca. 1922) then Huguenin, Le LocleCommonNote: This Medal , on occasion of the Swiss Shooting Association was minted in three languages. The specified mintage numbers refer each to all three language versions: 1895 in Winterthur (rifle 8 copies, pistol 2 copies.) 1898 in Neuchâtel (rifle and pistol 9 copies) in 1902 in Lucerne (rifle 33 copies and pistol 7 copies) in 1904 in St. Gallen (rifle 138 copies and pistol 7 copies) 1922 decentralized Schutzenfest (rifle 55 copies and pistol 14 copies) 1924 in Aargau (rifle and pistol156 copies) 1929 Bellinzona, 1934 in Fribourg, 1939 in Lucerne, 1949 in Chur, 1954 in Lausanne in 1958 in Biel, 1963 in Zurich, and in 1969 in Thun. Medals with only a name and without a year are gifts to senior officials or Politicians. Schutzenfests, which were displayed in bold are still known today in the German language. For specimens before 1924 the recess for the inscription is of a slightly different form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 18, 2012 Report Share Posted March 18, 2012 Have you ever met the recipient of a medal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Have you ever met the recipient of a medal? Recipient - No Relatives of Recipients - Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 1899 Langenthal, Canton Bern R239c / M151A Central Swiss Shoot Silver 30 mm Engraver: R. Münger, Franz Homberg, Bern Mintage: 5 RRR (Specimen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 1890 Frauenfeld, Canton Thurgau R1251a / M667 Federal Shoot Gold 35 mm x 45 mm 67.3 grams Engraver: Stefano Johnson, Milan Mintage: 1 RRRR Note: Lucky enough to purchase this unique and beautiful medal a few years back at an auction held by Spink. I recently purchased a bronze example (not R1251c) from a federal shoot in Rome, Italy in 1890. Same design with different inscription on obverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 24, 2012 Report Share Posted March 24, 2012 1890 Rome, Italy Bronze 35 mm x 45 mm 29.2 grams Engraver: Stefano Johnson, Milan Mintage: unknown RR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 1890 Frauenfeld, Canton Thurgau R1251a / M667 Federal Shoot Gold 35 mm x 45 mm 67.3 grams Engraver: Stefano Johnson, Milan Mintage: 1 RRRR Note: Lucky enough to purchase this unique and beautiful medal a few years back at an auction held by UBS in Zurich. I recently purchased a bronze example (not R1251c) from a federal shoot in Rome, Italy in 1890. Same design with different inscription on obverse. Decent size but light weight.S he must be very thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 25, 2012 Report Share Posted March 25, 2012 Decent size but light weight.S he must be very thin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 1939 Luzern R911b / M498A Federal Shoot BR 60 mm Engraver: Emil Wiederkehr, Luzern / Huguenin, Le Locle Common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 As always, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 1898 Neuchatel R970e / M526 Federal Shoot BR 45mm Engraver: Fritz Landry, Neuchatel Mintage: 3,970 Common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 1894 Thun, Canton Bern R298a / M141 Cantonal Shoot Silver 45mm Engraver: Franz Homberg, Bern Mintage: 1,452 Common Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Shooting is a very popular sport in the US and has been since the mid 1800s -- at least from my reading and a number of matches I have attended. I'm wondering why there are no US Shooters Medals similar to the Swiss Medals. I'm guessing with competitions being what they are some sort of placement prizes are always awarded. The matches that I've attended usually had money or firearms as prizes. I never gave shooting medals much thought in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Good point, Art! Never thought about that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Shooting is a very popular sport in the US and has been since the mid 1800s -- at least from my reading and a number of matches I have attended. I'm wondering why there are no US Shooters Medals similar to the Swiss Medals. I'm guessing with competitions being what they are some sort of placement prizes are always awarded. The matches that I've attended usually had money or firearms as prizes. I never gave shooting medals much thought in those days. I have seen a few examples of late 19th. century early 20th. century United States shooting medals. When available they sell for quite high amounts. I have also seen Swiss shooting medals presented by the US or US shooting teams from the same era. They were many various forms of Schützenfest awards. Medals being the primary award with pokal and bechers being next and then schützenenuhren (shooting watches). But there were also many other types; guns, silver service of types, clocks, silverware, and others. Most often the shooting committee would solicit the local shop keepers, jewelers, etc for donations of money and fabrication of prizes. These shop owners would frequently fabricate customized examples of their skill as an award. I am lucky enough to have examples of these "other types of awards" in my collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 As an FYI, I have added several medals to my website inventory. From extremely rare to common medals plus a few extremely rare paper jetons. You are more than welcome to come and visit. I also have a few pictures of the Schützen Museum in Bern from a visit a few years back. Click on my signature and you will be magically transported. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 1884 Geneve R626b / M326 Grand National Shoot Silver 47 mm Engraver: Charles Jean Richard, Geneve / A. Lanz, Biel Mintage: 322 Rare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 How often do you see mirrored fields? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 1894 Geneve R682b / M376 Exercices de l'Arquebuse et de la Navigation BR 51 mm Engraver: Hugues Bovy, Geneve Mintage: 6 Please note the mintage in Richter for R680a (Silver, Exercices de l'Arquebuse et de la Navigation similar to this medal and noted being RRR in rarity) is incorrect. There were actually 46 silver and 142 BR pieces minted for medal R680a, not 5 of each as stated. The medal pictured here, 1894 Geneve Exercices de l'Arquebuse et de la Navigation - R682b, has a mintage of 6 pieces making it considerably more rare than the 1893 R680a. RRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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