A Mint Rock Island Arsenal Expert Rifleman's Badge 1915 In Carton Auction 2 WS and No2 BGS

2 WS and No2 BGS graduating on 8th November 1941 and commissioned in 1942

with a semi-sharp blade and a dull tip

but textbook example by maker Rudolf Karneth

Nürnberg-Berlin

A Mint Rock Island Arsenal Expert Rifleman's Badge 1915 In Carton Auction 2 WS and No2 BGSUnited States; Bronze, unmarked, badge illustrating crossed rifles fronting an open ended wreath, the wreath composed of branches of laurel leaves and joined together at the base with a bow tied ribbon, the badge measuring 31 mm x 34 mm and suspended from a 6 mm x 50. 5 mm bar inscribed "EXPERT RIFLEMAN" flanked by ornate leafing at either end, the bar with horizontal pinback, mint. In its cardboard box of issue, label affixed to the lid inscribed