Marksmanship Badge

[ShamgarTheJudge]

Good evening all,

Not sure if this is the proper place to post, but I am wondering if anyone can confirm the authenticity of this marksmanship badge?

Found it amongst our things after moving and I am not sure where it came from.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Ooh-Rah]

The current issue USMC Marksman badge does not have an Eagle/Globe/Anchor so I thought maybe it is WW2 era.
A quick Google search confirms it, WW2.

If you search ‘Images’ you will see a number of combinations of what you have pictured above.

Someone is trying to sell a similar pizza-box badge on EBay for about $140

 

[ShamgarTheJudge]

The current issue USMC Marksman badge does not have an Eagle/Globe/Anchor so I thought maybe it is WW2 era.
A quick Google search confirms it, WW2.

If you search ‘Images’ you will see a number of combinations of what you have pictured above.

Someone is trying to sell a similar pizza-box badge on EBay for about $140

Thank you. I’m hoping the “S.S.” stands for “Sharpshooter”, not the other namesake of that era

 

[Ooh-Rah]

Thank you. I’m hoping the “S.S.” stands for “Sharpshooter”, not the other namesake of that era

Here you go…Google is your friend!

USMC Marksmanship Qualification Badges