Norway, Kingdom. An Army Sharpshooter Proficiency Badge, Ii Class Silver Grade GTRexclude (Militär-Verdienstkreuz IV )

(Militär-Verdienstkreuz IV )

The headline says “Recipient of the Oak Leaves”

and she was built using parts originally assembled for a Royal Navy L-class submarine that was never built

with a large patinated eagle with spread-out wings superimposed on the badge clutching a swastika in its talons

Norway, Kingdom. An Army Sharpshooter Proficiency Badge, Ii Class Silver Grade GTRexclude (Militär-Verdienstkreuz IV )(Den norske hrens skyteferdighetsmerke). Instituted in 1924. In silver, marked "830 S" (silver) and maker marked on the reverse, measuring 25 mm (w) x 46. 2 mm (h), light contact and surface wear, original ribbon with pinback, better than very fine. Footnote: The Sharpshooter Proficiency Badge was instituted in 1924 and until 1945, came in three classes: I Class Gold Grade, II Class Silver Grade and III Class Bronze Grade. These were instituted during