Canada. Palma Trophy Team Match Badge, 1912

Canada. Palma Trophy Team Match Badge, 1912, with “Rockcliffe” top bar.

The Palma Trophy Match, pitting long-range rifle marksmanship teams against each other, has been fired, off and on, since 1876. In the 1912 matches, the United States team edged out the Canadian team 1720-1712.