Targeter (shooting sport)

The Zieler ( Ziler , Züller or Ziller ), also pointer called, was an early in use Office in shooting sports competitions of shooting clubs. His task was to record the hits after individual rounds during the pauses in fire and to indicate them to the shooters on the target with the help of a pointer.

He also wore a particularly brightly colored robe so as not to be overlooked. While shooting, he took cover in a special little shed or man-high trench below the shooting level. He indicated the shooting results with a specially designed trowel, the "Toni", and said the results according to the recorder. Because of the reliability of the shooting results, the target was sworn in specifically for their office until the 18th century.

Due to the newer technology such as cable systems for the targets or electronic hit evaluation, the target is only occasionally used in competitions at the level of the district championship, where no other option is available or for traditional reasons, such as in Switzerland.

The pointers of Switzerland are organized in the Swiss Association of Pointers and Plant Managers. Its logo presents the traditional pointing instruments of the target (pointer).

literature

Jaroslav Lugs: Handguns. 2 volumes - systematic overview of handguns and their history, Military Publishing House, Vienna 1982, pp. 22–26.
Target. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 31 : Z-Zmasche - (XV). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1956, Sp. 1091-1092 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ). - For linguistic development with references.
Schweizer Schützenbuch, Hallwag, Bern 1942, p. 153.
August Edelmann: Riflemen and rifle festivals in German cities from the 13th to the 18th century . Munich 1890, p. 22 .
Order of the rifle masters and gunmen in Wolfsberg 1572. In: Carinthia. 60, 1870, pp. 89-95.

Web links

For today's activity of the target: tagblatt.ch
On the historical development (with pictures): feuerbixler.de
To display hits in Switzerland by the trowels in the pointer order of the DDPS Ordinance on Shooting Out of Service (DDPS Shooting Ordinance) of December 11, 2003 (as of March 1, 2013), to be found in Appendix 3: admin.ch

Individual evidence

^ August Edelmann: Riflemen and rifle festivals in German cities from the 13th to the 18th century . Munich 1890, p. 22 ("Ziller inn Rott und Weiß", so in an alternating red and white robe. ).
↑ "Züller: The Ziller to the Schützenmaister by his honor Anglo-up and predict ainem than the other faithfully to barges and watch herein neither Freuntschaft even hostility, favorable or unfavorable nit wölle ohngewär." Reported in order of protecting corn Tern and shooting journeyman to Wolfsberg 1,572th In: Carinthia. 60, 1870, pp. 89-95, here p. 94.
↑ What are we doing? Swiss Association of Pointers and Investment Managers, accessed on July 8, 2014 .

[1] August Edelmann: Riflemen and rifle festivals in German cities from the 13th to the 18th century . Munich 1890, p. 22 ("Ziller inn Rott und Weiß", so in an alternating red and white robe. ).

[2] "Züller: The Ziller to the Schützenmaister by his honor Anglo-up and predict ainem than the other faithfully to barges and watch herein neither Freuntschaft even hostility, favorable or unfavorable nit wölle ohngewär." Reported in order of protecting corn Tern and shooting journeyman to Wolfsberg 1,572th In: Carinthia. 60, 1870, pp. 89-95, here p. 94.

[3] What are we doing? Swiss Association of Pointers and Investment Managers, accessed on July 8, 2014 .