Germany, Third Reich. A 1944 Tirol Small Calibre Shooting Badge By Carl Poellath Hold 108th and 144th Infantry Battalions

108th and 144th Infantry Battalions

the reverse dated 15 October 1942

missing its prongs

This is an American bring-back trophy service belt

Blackened lacquered leather construction with silvered metal fittings

Germany, Third Reich. A 1944 Tirol Small Calibre Shooting Badge By Carl Poellath Hold 108th and 144th Infantry Battalions(Schtzenabzeichen). Constructed of zink, horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of a red Tirol style eagle clutching a target overlaid by a swastika, flanked by a date of 1944, above an inscription of KK GEWEHR for KLEINKALIBER GEWEHR (SMALL CALIBRE RIFLE), the reverse maker marked CARL POELLATH, SCHROBENHAUSEN, measuring 40. 21 mm in diameter, in better than very fine condition.