Army Rifle Association, The Queen’s Cup, obv. Duke of Wellington mounted on a horse; rev. ‘The Army Rifle Association, The Queen’s Cup Winners’ and engraved, ‘Sqn. Sgt. Maj. F. W. Owen, 5th Lancers, 1897’, 54mm. dia., 7mm. thick, silver; The Queen Victoria’s Cup, obv. similar to the above; rev. similar to the above except ‘The Queen Victoria’s Cup Winners’ and engraved, ‘Color Sergeant , I. of M. F. Walton, 2nd Batt. The King’s Royal Rifle Corps’, 53mm. dia., 4mm. thick, silver, nearly extremely fine (2) £40-60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Shooting medals from the James N. Spencer Collection.

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‘The Army Rifle Association was formed to promote interest in small arms shooting for service purposes by means of individual and collective competitions, framed to include practice in methods which will lead to increased efficiency on the battlefield. It also provides the soldier with an element of excitement and an incentive to achieve success in conditions of tension, comparable in some degree to battle stress’ (Ref. Army Sports website).