WW2 GERMAN HITLER YOUTH SHARP SHOOTER MARKSMAN’S UNIFORM BADGE M1/102 BY FRANK & REIF, STUTTGART

24mm diameter, slightly convexed, two piece, die stuck alloy construction badge with a multi-colored enamel and nickel/silver plated finish. Badge features a recessed, embossed silver finished, toned, outer oak-leaf wreath encompassing four concentric "target" rings on a black enamel background field with a separate, raised, HJ diamond, showing some enamel wear/loss superimposed over crossed rifles affixed rivetted to the centre. The HJ diamond features semi-translucent red enamel field to top and bottom quarters and white enamel fields to the side quarters, with a central black canted enamel swastika. Reverse of the badge shows commensurate age/wear & marked with embossed RZM logo with dual circular borders and manufacturers code, "M1/102" indicating manufacture by Frank & Reif Stuttgart. Badge is complete with its original combined pin and catch assembly intact to reverse.A rarely seen badge.

From its institution in 1938 until the end of 1943 it is alleged that 31,904 Sharpshooter Badges were awarded. The series of HJ shooting badges was expanded with the introduction of a Master Shooters Badge in December 1941. This higher class badge required ten shots in each of the same four positions as the Sharpshooters badge but with a higher degree of accuracy.