Rifle Shooting Awards

Lot 1124    Day 1    Rifle Shooting Awards

Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, N.Z.U. (New Zealand Universities) Easter Tournament, shield shaped badge in silver (26.5x28mm), by Bock & Son, Wellington, pin-back, with green ribbon suspended below; another identical but with green ribbon with two yellow stripes suspended below and on this are bars for I.Henderson, Shooting, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952 and 1953; N.Z.U. (New Zealand Universities) Winter Tournament, circular badge in gilt (30mm), by Bock & Son, Wellington, pin-back, with green ribbon suspended below and on this are bars for I.Henderson, Shooting, and 1951; another similar to first but with N.Z.U.T. (New Zealand Universities Tournament) at top and V.U.C. (Victoria University College) at bottom, in silver (26x26mm), by Mayer & Kean Ld, Wellington, pin-back, with green ribbon with two yellow stripes suspended below; another identical but with green ribbon marked Committee suspended below and on this is attached a bar for Shooting; also a loose bar for Shooting. Good very fine - extremely fine. (5 + loose bar)

Victoria College was established at Wellington, New Zealand in 1897. In 1933 it became Victoria University College and from 1961 it became Victoria University of Wellington.