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Message started by kologha on 12/06/05 at 12:32pm

Title: Spoons given as shooting awards
Post by kologha on 12/06/05 at 12:32pm

Can anyone give me a brief overview of the tradition of awarding silver spoons as shooting awards.

Thanks,
kologha
South Africa

Title: Re: Spoons given as shooting awards
Post by acland1950 on 12/16/05 at 2:49am

Not exactly sure about other places but here in Jersey shooting spoons go back to the Napolionic times.
Our local Militia regiments used to have target practice on a local range every month, this soon became worth shooting for as a silver tablespoon was offered by the officers every month for the best shot.......... this has continued and today most of the 10 smallbore clubs on the Island still shoot for a silver but now tea spoon owing to the costs, I have examples of local ones going back to 1820.

regards,
Bob M. :) :)