Jamflicker
Elite Member
Haha, I agree! Although they are nice when they come out clean too.I like the fresh-reveal shot of the walker half in-the-field. Let's face it: Our finds wouldn't be half-as-fun , if they came out of the ground candy-apple clean and nice. Right ?
ThanksNice finds! Too bad we can't figure out what the former wearer was an Expert in.....
ThanksVery nice finds. Congrats.
Loosing stuff .
You know it. Just for the record the day I found the Walker I found 4 pieces of silver and 4 wheaties from a super pounded area and my buddy using his nox found 1 wheat.You’re STILL running that dinosaur turd machine?? I’ll bet if you had an Equinox you’d have TRIPLE the silver and it would be three times better too! You snooze you lose, I don’t know what else to say....
I thought that and looked for it but no luck. ThanksGreat assortment! The Expert hanging tab may still be around there somewhere too.
Thanks buddy!Dang a badge like that, a Walker and a nice green marble and a Merc!!! Awesome finds Jam. Bucketlister on the medal and Walker! Congrats!
Thanks for the info. Do you still have yours?Very nice finds....
Actually, the silver military item you found is not a "Marksman" item, but an "Expert".
There were three possible grades of pin you could get according to how well you did on the rifle range during basic training in the Army.
The three grades were "Marksman", the lowest grade, then "Sharpshooter", and finally "Expert". The three pins were similar in design but with a small difference for each grade. The Marksman pin was just the cross, the Sharpshooter was the cross with the bullseye, and the expert, which you have, has the cross, the bullseye and the wreath. The loops on the bottom of the pin were for an attachment to hang on it which had the name of the weapon you won the pin with.
On the range you were given 90 shots at targets ranging from 25 yards up to 100 yards. You needed a minimum of 30 to be a Marksman, 45 to be a Sharpshooter, and 60 to be an expert.
I remember this because when I was taking basic training in the army at Fort Dix, New Jersey in 1965 I was a "Sharpshooter" and the hanger on my pin said "M-14"
A few years ago I dug a "Marksman" pin.
ThanksIt is a "Marksmanship qualification badge".
Expert
Sharpshooter
Marksman
The one pictured is tge Expert Marksmanship badge.