Rifle Shooting Awards
This lot is not illustrated.
Lot 1084 Day 1 Rifle Shooting Awards
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
(WANGANUI HIGHLAND RIFLES), fob medal, handcrafted in voided gold (9ct, 5.93g, 29x36mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'FNK', reverse inscribed '9/155/Pvte.F.N.King/Winner of/Sqn. Belt/1910 also 1911'. Good very fine.
In December 1911 F.King was awarded a gold medal for best aggregate in rifle shooting at St Patrick's College and also as a 19 year-old member of the Wanganui Highland Rifles was champion of the North Island in the same year winning a champion belt and a gold medal.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 1082
GREEN ISLAND, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.2g, 28x28mm), by A.Stoneham (Dunedin), no suspension, ...
Estimate $300
Lot 1083
AUCKLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION, c1910, struck uniface in copper (32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse ...
Estimate $150
Lot 1084 This lot
(WANGANUI HIGHLAND RIFLES), fob medal, handcrafted in voided gold (9ct, 5.93g, 29x36mm), no maker, ring ...
Estimate $500
Lot 1085
EDEN, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 3.6g, 33x25mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top ...
Estimate $300
Lot 1086
AMR (AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES), in silver and gold (9ct frame and scroll, 27x31mm), A.Kohn Ltd, ...
Estimate $700