Beautiful 1871 Hand-Engraved Silver Shooting Medal from Germantown Gun Club (GGC)
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Beautiful 1871 Hand-Engraved Silver Shooting Medal from Germantown Gun Club (GGC)

Code: fa00000pa-CON
$1,100.00


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ARTIFACT: Fresh out of a Philly home, this is a large, beautiful and old hand-engraved silver shooting medal from the Germantown Gun Club (GGC) of Pennsylvania (Germantown is a Philadelphia neighborhood). The medal is very thin and lightweight, and was presented to the "Best Shot" on November 11, 1871 by J. M. Flockton. There is a delicately engraved hunting horn at the center of the medal and the scrolled bar from which the medal hangs is inscribed GGC.

VINTAGE: Circa 1871.

SIZE: Approximately 2-1/8" in height and 1-1/2" in width.

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Silver.

ATTACHMENT: Bar, suspension loop, horizontal T-style pin with C catch.

MARKINGS: None.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a gun-related collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay CON-TK-VFJJX11 LAAJJX10/11

CONDITION: 7- (Very Fine-): The medal shows some areas of light to medium wear and has a moderate overall tarnish.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.