Canada, Dominion. A Rifle Association Shooting Competition At Ottawa Winner's Medal, To J.b. Mitchell 1885 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each with dual ball finials

each with dual ball finials

in 1797 at the age of 18 he joined the Prussian army

from its inception

maker marked with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and code “M1/100” for Werner Redo

Three months after his release from hospital

Canada, Dominion. A Rifle Association Shooting Competition At Ottawa Winner's Medal, To J.b. Mitchell 1885 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac each with dual ball finialsMulti piece construction, in silver, maker marked "TROWERN TORONTO" on the reverse of the crossed rifles suspension, obverse engraved and illustrating a shooting target within a wreath composed of two branches of laurel leaves, framed within a reeded border, reverse engraved with stylized swirls and the inscription "WON BY J. B. MITCHELL OTTAWA SEPt 5 85" framed within a reeded border, the suspension above composed of a beaver fronting crossed rifles,