Hello gentlemen! Received this marksmanship lanyard in the mail today. I usually try to wait it out for minty examples, but this very inexpensive piece was too good to pass up. It shows it has been used, while far from falling apart, and that aspect really appealed to me this time. So, I’d like to submit to the forum this example of the 1st type marksmanship lanyard.

I believe the eagle and shield are aluminum, and this piece lacks the rayon (?) backing you often see on the reverse of the cord that were eventually added to these to prevent chaffing of the uniform I believe.

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