Glarus Cantonal Shooting Association (Glarus canton, Switzerland)

Glarner Kantonal Schützenverband (GLKSV)

Last modified: 2025-08-16 by martin karner
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• Glarner Kantonal Schützenverband (GLKSV)
• Communal, regional and other sections
  • Cantonal Veterans
  • Feldschützen Bilten

See also:

• Swiss Shooting Sport Federation (Swiss Shooting)
• Glarus canton
• Switzerland

Glarner Kantonal Schützenverband (GLKSV)

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The actual flag (140x140 cm) was introduced in 1962.

Shooting had already taken place in the Canton of Glarus long before the Cantonal Shooting Association was founded in 1834. Historian Hans Thürer from Mollis GL reported the following: To encourage the conversion to firearms, the [governing] council donated 2 to 4 Crowns to the parishes, depending on their size, starting in 1549. This policy remained in effect until 1615. The Landsgemeinde (public legislative assembly) of 30 April of the same year decided to no longer pay the contributions to the parishes, but rather to the newly created electoral [political] communities. Rifle clubs were established in all these communes [followed by further foundations until the 19th and 20th century] (website).
Martin Karner

Communal and other sections

Communal and other sections: https://glksv.online/links

Glarus Match Shooters Association: https://www.glarnermatchschuetzen.ch

Sport Shooters Glarnerland: https://www.sportschuetzen-gl.ch

Cantonal Veterans

The Association was established in 1910 (website).

Former Flag (1847)

[1] Heinz Häsler: Uns zur Freude – der Jugend zum Vorbild | 100 Jahre VSSV, 2004

Feldschützen Bilten

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The club was established in 1877 (website).

See also:   Bilten (Glarus Nord commune)