Sniper of RKKA (Red Army) badge, 1938 - 1942.
Silver-plated brass, enamels; 44.9 x 37.9 mm; weighs 16.5 g without the screw plate. Scarce variation featuring "ruffled" wreath with sharply defined outer leaves.
In very fine condition. The enamel is far better preserved than on most other RKKA Sniper badges that survived to our days. The red enamel on plaque with "RKKA" in particular is practically perfect: shows beautiful luster and has only a couple of minuscule contact marks, none of the usual chips or flaking. The enamel on the red star has some tiny flakes and hairlines but is largely intact. The white and
Silver-plated brass, enamels; 44.9 x 37.9 mm; weighs 16.5 g without the screw plate. Scarce variation featuring "ruffled" wreath with sharply defined outer leaves.
In very fine condition. The enamel is far better preserved than on most other RKKA Sniper badges that survived to our days. The red enamel on plaque with "RKKA" in particular is practically perfect: shows beautiful luster and has only a couple of minuscule contact marks, none of the usual chips or flaking. The enamel on the red star has some tiny flakes and hairlines but is largely intact. The white and black enamels on the bull's eye target have only minimal amount of rubbing and tiny contact marks, no significant wear.
There is moderate wear to the high points of the soldier and his rifle, but most details are still well-defined. The details of the wreath are crisp, and although it has minor amount of verdigris, the toning to the brass is overall uniform and attractive. The silver plating on the wreath is almost completely intact. The screw post is full length, approx. 11.5 mm. Comes with a period screw plate which is not original to the badge but fits the screw perfectly. Despite some relatively minor condition issues, this is a very impressive looking award.
The badge was manufactured between 1938 and July 1941. It was issued until mid-1942 at which time it was replaced by the Sniper Badge of the new "Proficiency" series. Unlike many other sharp shooting badges, this was a strictly military award rather than an OSOAVIAKhIM paramilitary issue. The letters "PKKA" (RKKA) stand for "Workers and Peasants Red Army".
/Similar to"Avers 8 p. 425, fig. 2009; Borisov,
Badges of the Soviet Armed Forces, fig 58/.
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