MAILING TO NEW ZEALAND ADDRESSES ONLY. ALSO............CHECK JUNK FOLDER FOR EMAILS AS SOME SYSTEMS SEEM TO DIVERT TO JUNK!
Not sure what the match was - but this is the cup for the Highest Score on the winning side!
It is hard to make out all the inscriptions but I think it is:
Match Between
The sergants of the musketry station
Milton
and the sergants of
the 1st administration battalion Kent R.V.?
September 12th 1872
highest score on the winning side
Sergeant instructor Robinson
Royal Marines
46 points
The base metal has worn through the plating quite a bit and there are dark marks all over
An interesting piece of history however
Stands 16cms tall