Usmc Rifle Sharpshooter Badge3/20/2021
I have a copy of a 1915 USMC Recruiting booklet, which shows among other things, additional Pay for Marksmen of 2.00 per month; Sharpshooter-3.00 and Expert Rifleman - an additional 5.00 per month.certainly a significant stipend at the time.With recent changes to the forum now containing a separate marksmanship badge subforum, we will gradually be splitting the large catch-all topic into more appropriate independent topics where they can be more easily accessed and referenced.However I purchased this 80s vintage shooting badge and was surprised to see that it was dated, though not named.
Is this the qualification date and do Marines still engrave their stuff like this today. I was thinking Cool I got a dated one So I dug up this thread, because I wanted to compare it with yours, and I was suprised by what I found. Since I think the odds of that are slim, I now believe this is a makers mark, and not engraved by the Marine. Qualifying with the rifle was a very big thing and also had a pay bonus attched. The Qualifification badges, Expert, Sharpshooter and Marksman all were presented as shown on this fine example. ![]() We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and constant barrage is on us. I will hold. (Message sent by 1st Lt. Clifton B. Cates. USMC, 96th Co., Soissons, 19 July 1918 - later 19th Commandant of the Marine Corps 1948-1952). ![]() However, they were apparently at times issued or at least dated prior to that. Private engraving continued on into WW1 and a bit after from what Ive seen. Dirk has a great Marksman badge that is engraved, Ill see if I can con him into posting it. Id rather be a sparrow than a snail, if I could I surely would. The early badges were awarded with the engraving in place, done by a higher headquarters. Unfortunatelt with the pins they dont scan well and thats my preferred photo method. I have a 1915 Expert and a 1918 Expert; 1911, 1912, 1915 and 1917 Sharpshooter and Marksman w 1913 date only, 2 1916s and a 1917.
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