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WORLD HISTORICAL MEDALS, FRANCE, Société de Tir de Besançon, a silver-gilt award medal by L. Penin, named (Concours de Besançon, 1er Prix de Tir Carabine, à Just. Druot…1869), 45mm; Société des Carabiniers d’Artois, a silver award medal, unsigned, named (E. Pignot de Bruxelles, 120 Points, Juin 1877), 51mm; Tir de Versailles, a silver-gilt award medal, unsigned, named (Mr. O. Hècht, 3e Prix, Sanglier, 1892), 50mm; together with other silver award medals for rifle shooting of provincial societies (7), from Bourgoin-Jallieu, Dinard, Besançon, Toulon, Gray, Romoni and Lyon [10]. Very fine and better, several toned £150-200

Provenance: J. Spencer Collection