Original Bulgarian WWI Excellent Shooting Badge with Pin - Silver

Original Items. Only One Group Available. The Kingdom of Bulgaria participated in World War I on the side of the Central Powers from 14 October 1915, when the country declared war on Serbia, until 30 September 1918, when the Armistice of Salonica came into effect.

After the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913, Bulgaria was diplomatically isolated, surrounded by hostile neighbors and deprived of Great Power support. Negative sentiment grew particularly in France and Russia, whose officials blamed Bulgaria for the dissolution of the Balkan League, an alliance of Balkan states directed against the Ottoman Empire. Bulgaria's defeat in the Second Balkan War in 1913 turned revanchism into a foreign policy focus.

This is a scarce Bulgarian shooting proficiency badge, often mislabeled as Russian. This example retains its pin well, which is held on by several welded rings as shown. Silver color likely denotes 2nd level award.

Comes ready for further research and display.