the brooch formed in the shape of an arrow, with central gilt shield inscribed 'F.St. G., To the Best shot at 80 yards, 1837', the arrow shaft engraved with decorative scrollwork (some old repairs at the rear of the shield and on the rear of the fletchings), the score-card case silver-plated and of rectangular form, with scalloped border at the card-opening, the front engraved with foliate scrollwork and two trophies of arms depicting archery tackle, the centre inscribed '1st Prize St George's Day 1842', two belt-loops on the rear,containing a fragment of a score-card, the case 9.0 cm in length (2)

The earliest record of the Fraternity of Saint George is found in a series of payments made by Henry VIII to a small guild of archers in 1509 under the same name. The Fraternity was later known as the Honourable Artillery Company, from the French term "Arc tirer" for drawing a bow. The Honourable Artillery Company ceased shooting around 1760, and members later went on to form the Royal Toxophilite Society in 1781. The Fraternity appears to have continued on in some capacity during the 19th century- a reference to an archer known as Mr Marr of the Fraternity of St George is found in Bells Life in London and Sporting Chronicle (Town Edition), 1863. The present day Fraternity of St George was formed in 2002, and is based in Kent (‘Bells Life in London and Sporting Chronicle’, 1863) (Fraternity of St George, 2025).