Very Rare U. S. Army Submarine Mines Qualification Q Bar Marksmanship Badge

For your consideration is this Holy Grail piece for a modern era US Army marksmanship badge collector. This "Submarine Mines" qualification bar is the first I've seen in 30 years of specifically collecting marksmanship badges. From my understanding these were authorized for just a few months in 1951 before it was rescinded.

I do believe they were all German occupation made, and I'm honestly not sure what the qualification process was for these to be awarded or what purpose they served. I did read in William Emerson's book these were a separate but unnecessary qualification for mine detection in harbor defense, and should not be confused with the Army "mines" Q-Bar. Condition is excellent with age appropriate toning. The asking price is high for an Army Q-Bar. Very high compared to other varieties that were likely manufactured in the millions of units. That said, I still don't the price is commensurate with how incredibly rare this piece is. Unless there's a box of these sitting at The Institute of Heraldry, there's like only a small handful of these in existence. Please see our other listings, and check back often as we typically list 30-50 high-end estate items each week with No Reserve!