Original German WWII 1st Pattern Grade I Heer Army Marksmanship Lanyard Antique Wheellock Firearms Ritchie suggested an audible V

Ritchie suggested an audible V using its Morse code rhythm (three dots and a dash)

Unlike almost every example we see

This was a German Military Musket made at Niese in 1830 as marked on the lock plate

he was schooled at RUGBY (Remember "John Brown's Schooldays"

so he might have been a stout man

Original German WWII 1st Pattern Grade I Heer Army Marksmanship Lanyard Antique Wheellock Firearms Ritchie suggested an audible VOriginal Item: Only One Available. Like many other armies, the German armed forces spent a considerable amount of time training how to improve the accuracy of firing their small arms. An award was developed to recognize individuals who excelled in shooting. The Marksmanship lanyard was instituted on June 29th of 1936 through an executive order signed by AH. The shooting lanyard award was attached to the uniform by placing one of the loops on the