Original Imperial Russian WWI Era Army “Excellent Shooting” Marksmanship Badge in Silver Swords This second Rifled Musket currently

This second Rifled Musket currently resides in a private collection in the USA

then besieged Paris for over four months before it fell on 28 January 1871

and shortly thereafter transitioned to the F9F-5 Cougar

Serial # 150630★ with a nice partial "boxed" SWP 1886 cartouche

however the stress cracks on the shell indicate very early production

Original Imperial Russian WWI Era Army “Excellent Shooting” Marksmanship Badge in Silver Swords This second Rifled Musket currentlyOriginal Item. Only One Available. This is a scarce example of an Imperial Russian Excellent Shooting badge awarded for Marksmanship in the Imperial Russian Army. The badge retains its original pin and is the scarce vaulted variant, as most were flat. The badge measures 1 x 1 and is in fair condition, but the solder for the pin is coming loose. Most examples we have come across are missing the pin as they fell off easily. This is the second example we