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1935 - Very rare original (UK) National Rifle Association 'Daily Mail Highest Possible Score' Prize Medallion engraved on the reverse with "Sgt. M. (Matthew) Penman 1935"Scope and Content
For Museum records only - Part of the Lieutenant Michael A. Hayes-Rivet (MHR) Trust Collection
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1935 - Very rare original (UK) National Rifle Association 'Daily Mail Highest Possible Score' Prize Medallion engraved on the reverse with "Sgt. M. (Matthew) Penman 1935"
The Daily Mail Highest Possible Score medallion is a commemorative shooting award from the National Rifle Association (NRA) in the United Kingdom, specifically linked to the Daily Mail NRA Competition. It is issued to recognize a competitor who has achieved the highest possible score in a qualifying match under the competition’s rules.
Origin: The award is tied to the Daily Mail NRA Competition, a long-running shooting event in the UK.
Design: Bronze, 55mm. The medal is typically bronze, round, and milled, with a diameter of about 58 mm.
Obverse: Crossed rifles within a laurel wreath, with Latin script reading “Daily Mail NRA” and “Highest Possible Score”.
Reverse: A scrolled tablet with the recipient’s name engraved, and a wreath behind it in between NRA and Bisley.
Mint: Elkington & Co., Birmingham, UK (1830–1963)
ABOUT BISLEY / NRA IMPERIAL MEETING
The Canadian Bisley team was a national selection of top rifle shooters who competed annually at the Bisley Rifle Club in Surrey, England, against other Commonwealth and international teams. Success was measured by placing in the top ranks of the Grand Aggregate (overall competition) and the King’s Prize (individual event).
The first Imperial Meeting was contested on Wimbledon Common, in south-west London, in 1860 when Queen Victoria fired the first shot and gave a prize of £250 to the best individual marksman. Originally the Meeting was only available to Volunteers (regular and reserve military personnel) using the issued service rifle of the day. Today the National Rifle Association hold the Imperial Meeting as an open competition with the aim to promote and encourage marksmanship throughout the King’s (or Queen’s) dominions and has grown to include many different disciplines. The largest entry is for Target Rifle, which dominates the final week of the Meeting and culminates with the final of the King’s Prize.
The King’s Prize remains the premier award for the Meeting’s top shot, with the £250 prize still given to the winner. Host to the competition is The National Shooting Centre – Bisley, the world-renowned ranges complex covering virtually all forms of shooting from air rifle to 1200 yards full-bore shooting.
ABOUT THE BISLEY HIGHEST SCORE POSSIBLE
Highest Score Possible at the NRA King’s Prize (Bisley)
The King’s Prize — the top prize at the NRA’s Imperial Meeting at Bisley — is a fullbore target rifle competition with a strict course of fire that determines the maximum possible score.
Stage I (First Stage)
Format: 3 “2+7” matches at 300, 500, and 600 yards (2 sighters + 7 shots to count).
Maximum score: 105.21v (105 points plus 21 “v-bulls” for perfect sighters).
Top 300 competitors advance to Stage II.
Stage II (Second Stage)
Format: 2 “2+10” matches at the same distances (300, 500, 600 yards).
Scores from Stage I are dropped; each shooter starts from zero.
Maximum score: 150.30v (150 points plus 30 v-bulls) Wikipedia.
Top 100 competitors advance to the Final.
Final (Stage III)
Format: 2 “2+10” matches at 900 and 1,000 yards (some editions also include 1,200 yards) Shooting Sports USA.
Scores from Stage II carry over.
The highest possible score in the Final is 250.60v (250 points plus 60 v-bulls) Wikipedia.
Total Highest Possible Score Across All Stages
If a shooter achieves perfection in all stages, the absolute maximum score is:
Stage I: 105.21v
Stage II: 150.30v
Final: 250.60v
Total = 505.11v (505 points plus 111 v-bulls).
Prizes for Highest Scores
King’s Prize (Final winner): Gold medal and £250 cash Wikipedia.
Short Range Winner: NRA Silver Medal (best Stage II score) Wikipedia.
King’s Hundred: NRA “100” Badge for top 100 in Stage II Wikipedia.
Stage I Top 300: No medal, but entry to Stage II.
Stage I Top 3: Silver Medal for Stage ICreated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Create Date
June 20, 2026Updated By
Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.Update Date
June 27, 2026
