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HJ Sharpshooter Badge with wreath
HJ Scharfschütze (Sharpshooter): Silver plated and enameled
tombac, 1 mm oakleave wreath, 24 mm, RZM M1/102 (Frank & Reif
Stuttgart), light to moderate wear.
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Three levels of HJ shooting badge: Post-war reference books sometimes classify the HJ shooting badges incorrectly. Here's an explanation of how these badges were awarded and their correct classification.
The HJ shooting book shows three levels of HJ shooting badge:
Schütze (Marksman): Badge with a target.
Scharfschütze (Sharpshooter): Badge with silver wreath around target
Meisterschütze (Master Shooter): Badge with gold wreath around target
The requirements for each of the badges:
Basic shooting (schützen) badge: Date of introduction: 1st of January 1936.
The member had to pass three classes: Anfängerklasse, Ausbildungsklasse, Sonderklasse. The weapon used was the 5.56mm DSM (Deutsches Sport Modell).
1) Anfängerklasse: All boys started in the Anfängerklasse. Once they had satisfied the marksmanship requirements in this class they were moved to the next highest group. The boys had to maintain the level of this next group otherwise they would be 'demoted' back down to the previous level. The aim was to reach the Sonderklasse. Once the standards required in the Sonderklasse had been met the boy was then eligible for the award of the basic HJ shooting badge (DJ leaders were also eligible to shoot for this badge).
The following requirements had to met for each class:
The target distance was 50m. The target was a square of thick paper containing a circle (33cm diameter) with 12 rings. The outer ring was worth 1 point, the inner ring 12 points.
Prone position with weapon supported. Must achieve 25 points with no single shot being worth less than 4 points unless target is hit 5 times.
Prone position weapon unsupported. Must achieve 20 points with no single shot being worth less than 3 points unless target is hit 5 times.
2) Ausbildildungsklasse:
Prone position with weapon supported. Must achieve 35 points with no single shot being worth less than 6 points unless target is hit 5 times.
Prone position weapon unsupported. Must achieve 30 points with no single shot being worth less than 5 unless target is hit 5 times.
3) Sonderklasse:
Prone position with weapon supported. Must achieve 45 points with no single shot being worth less than 8 points unless target is hit 5 times.
Prone position weapon unsupported. Must achieve 40 points with no single shot being worth less than 7 points unless target is hit 5 times.
Kneeling position. Must achieve 30 points with no single shot being worth less than 5 points unless target is hit 5 times.
After completing these three classes, a boy had qualified for the basic schützen badge.
Scharfschütze Badge: A further level of shooting badge was introduced in 1938 to reward the particularly good marksmen. It was accompanied by a special Scharfschütze shooting book. The requirements for the award of this new badge were as follows:
Standard HJ target at 50m.
Prone (weapon supported) - 10 shots must achieve at least 80 points
Prone (weapon unsupported) - 10 shots must achieve at least 75 points
Kneeling position - 10 shots must achieve at least 60 points
Standing (weapon unsupported) - 10 shots must achieve at least 45 points
Prone (weapon unsupported) - 5 shots )
Kneeling - 5 shots ) must achieve a combined total of
Standing - 5 shots ) 120 points
Rapid fire - 3 shots - all must hit the scoring area of the target. Time to complete: 1 minute
The following, and last, part of the Scharfschütze test was shot on a 'Figurenscheibe'.
Prone (weapon unsupported) - 5 shots three of which must hit the target.
Meisterschütze Badge: On the 3rd of December 1941 a further and final class of badge was introduced along with a Meisterschiütze shooting book.
The requirements for the award of this new badge were as follows:
Standard HJ target at 50m.
Prone (weapon supported) - 10 shots must achieve at least 85 points
Prone (weapon unsupported) - 10 shots must achieve at least 80 points
Kneeling position - 10 shots must achieve at least 75 points
Standing (weapon unsupported) - 10 shots must achieve at least 65 points
Prone (weapon unsupported) - 5 shots )
Kneeling - 5 shots ) must achieve a combined total of
Standing - 5 shots ) 140 points
Prone (weapon unsupported) - 10 shots. All ten must hit the target.
(The following test was shot on the Figurenscheibe target shown later in the thread):
Prone (weapon unsupported) - 5 shots rapid fire in 40 seconds. 4 must hit the target.
(The following test was shot on a pistol Figurenscheibe):
Standing (weapon unsupported) - Rapid fire - 15 shots. Shots to be taken in groups of 5 and within 30secs. 130 points must be achieved with 15 shots.
Only the highest awarded level of the badge was worn on the HJ or DJ uniform and they were worn on the right breast pocket and below the Leistungsabzeichen. Adults wore the badge on the left breast pocket of any uniform.
The numbers of each badge awarded by 1943 were:
HJ schütze badge: 273,545
Scharfschütze: 31,904
Meisterschütze: 852
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DJ shooting badge: Introduced in 1939, the DJ shot air rifles as opposed to the 5.56mm used by the HJ. The air rifles used by the DJ were:
Mars Junior,
Haenel Junior, and the
Diana Junior.
The DJ shot at a distance of 8m. The target was a 12cm diameter circle with 12 rings spaced 0.5cm apart. The target was attached to a receptacle which caught the rounds as they passed through the target. As they only fired air-rifles, the DJ was not restricted to shooting on club ranges and were able to take their 'range' with them to any open space.
The DJ also shot in three classes:
Anfängerklasse,
Ausbildungsklasse, and
Sonderklasse.
The successful progression through all three groups resulted in the award of the DJ shooting badge.
The requirements for each of the classes were as follows:
Anfängerklasse
Seated at table - weapon unsupported: 5 shots must achieve 15 points
Seated at table - weapon supported: 5 shots must achieve 20 points
Prone - weapon supported must achieve 20 points
Prone - weapon supported: must achieve 25 points
Ausbildungsklasse
Seated at table - weapon unsupported: 5 shots must achieve 30 points
Seated at table - weapon supported: 5 shots must achieve 35 points
Prone - weapon supported: 5 shots must achieve 30 points
Prone - weapon supported: 10 shots must achieve 65 points
Sonderklasse:
Seated at table - weapon supported: 5 shots must achieve 40 points
Prone - weapon supported: 5 shots must achieve 35 points
Prone - weapon supported: 10 shots must achieve 75 points
Prone - weapon unsupported: 5 shots must achieve 25 points
Prone - weapon unsupported: 5 shots must achieve 30 points
Prone - weapon unsupported: 10 shots must achieve 65 points
The DJ shooting badge had been awarded 273,545 times by 1943.
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