Germany, Third Reich. A 1942 Tirol Gau Champion Marksmanship Badge With Oak Leaves United Republic of marked “RZM M4/23” for “Franke

marked “RZM M4/23” for “Franke & Co

Sold with original British Consulate (Paris) passports for both Griffiths and his wife

leather box

around dual bands of brown threading

Germany, Third Reich. A 1942 Tirol Gau Champion Marksmanship Badge With Oak Leaves United Republic of marked “RZM M4/23” for “Franke(Tiroler Schtzenabzeichen mit Eichenlaub). Constructed of gilded tombak with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a green enameled oak leaf wreath, with a central red enameled Tirol eagle clutching a target overlaid with a mobile swastika, flanked by a date of 1942, above an inscription of WEHRMANN the reverse with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 51. 19 mm in diameter, weighing 26. 5 grams, in extremely fine condition.