RIFLEÄ«AYONET = Not sure how you qualified for this 1. The weapons that were the badges were issued for included the following (this list is not all conclusive). It was possible to be qualified in more than 1 weapon skill and so an additional plaque was hung under the the previous one. During WW2, each of these 3 types of qualification badges had small loops under them for a "hangar" that was a small rectangle plaque engraved with the weapon that the soldier qualified with. The Expert badge was a smaller version of the Sharpshooter cross with a wreath around it. The badge for the Sharpshooter was a Maltese cross with a target superimposed over the center of the cross. The Marksman badge was a simple Maltese cross. Each soldier who passed the qualification test for firearms qualification was issued a special badge that was worn under the ribbons on the LEFT HAND pocket. "Sharpshooters" qualified with different weapons and some with several weapons. An Expert Carbine Sharpshooter was someone who had scored a minimum set score on the firing range with a carbine at a certain distance. It was a short, light weapon firing basically a 30 caliber pistol round.intended for short range and without much knock down power. You may mean the M-1 Carbine issued to officers and soldiers not on front line combat duty. Expert- top scores, Sharpshooter- high ability but not expert, Marksman- the lowest ability but still qualified. The US Army classifies firearms qualifications in three classes.
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