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  2. Marksmanship badges (United States) - Wikipedia

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    For a decade, from 1910 to 1920, the U.S. Navy awarded a marksmanship badge, called the Navy Sharpshooter's Badge, to sailors who qualified with the service rifle and/or service pistol. Today, sailors are awarded marksmanship ribbons and medals to denote service weapon qualification. [3] [20]

  3. United States law enforcement decorations - Wikipedia

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    The oldest police awards thus have such names as "Medal of Valor" and "Medal of Honor". Later in the 20th century, police departments began issuing medal ribbons for such routine tasks as years of service, completion of training, or simply general membership in the police.

  4. L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle - Wikipedia

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    The L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), also known by the initial Canadian designation C1, or in the U.S. as the "inch pattern" FAL, is a British version of the Belgian FN FAL battle rifle. The L1A1 was produced under licence and adopted by the armed forces of the Commonwealth of Nations , mainly by United Kingdom , Australia , Canada , India ...

  5. Marksmanship Device - Wikipedia

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    Governor's Twelve Ribbon with 3 bronze Hawthorn Clusters. Some State National Guard organizations also award marksmanship ribbons to their top shooters. In the Missouri National Guard, the top twelve guardsmen selected to represent their state at the Winston P. Wilson Rifle and Pistol Championships are awarded a Governor's Twelve Ribbon.

  6. List of law enforcement awards and honors - Wikipedia

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    Police Diligent and Ethical Service Medal: New South Wales Police Force: 10 years of service Australia: Police Overseas Service Medal (Australia) Australian honours system: Service with international peace-keeping organisations, or following a request from another government for assistance Australia: South Australia Police Service Medal: South ...

  7. Award numerals - Wikipedia

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    Armed Forces Reserve Medal ribbon with "M" Device & Numeral 2 device. An Arabic numeral device or numeral device [1] sometimes called an "award numeral", is a United States Armed Forces service device [2] that may be authorized for wear on specific service ribbons and suspension ribbons of medals.

  8. Marksmanship ribbon - Wikipedia

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    The ribbon is issued in only one degree; however, a 3 ⁄ 16 inch bronze star may be worn on the ribbon for those who have qualified expert on both the service rifle and pistol. [3] The ribbon was authorized by the Secretary of the Air Force on Aug. 28, 1962, and was awarded to all Air Force and Space Force members who qualified after Jan. 1, 1963.

  9. List of British weapon L numbers - Wikipedia

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    The L number ("L" standing for Land Service) [1] or weapon identity number [2] system is a numerical designation system used for the type classification of British Army weapons and related stores. The L number in isolation is not a unique identifier; the L1 designation alone is used for a rifle and its corresponding bayonet and blank-firing ...