Zürich Shooting Sport Association (Zürich canton, Switzerland)

Zürcher Schiesssportverband (ZHSV)

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• Zürcher Schiesssportverband (ZHSV)
• Communal and other sections
  • Cantonal Veterans
  • Arbeiterschiessverein Altstetten
  • Schiessverein Dietikon
  • Schützenverein Gossau
  • Schützenverein Kollbrunn
  • Arbeiterschiessverein Oberwinterthur
  • Standschützen Oberwinterthur
  • Schützen Rafzerfeld
  • Pistolenschiessverein Tösstal
  • Schützenverein Wädenswil
  • Schützengesellschaft der Stadt Zürich
  • Feldschützengesellschaft Zwillikon

See also:

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

Zürcher Schiesssportverband (ZHSV)

Logos

The cantonal Zürich Shooting Sport Association (Zürcher Schiesssportverband) officially exists since 1 January 2006 through the merger of the Zürcher Kantonalschützenverband (est. 1902) and the Zürcher Kantonaler Sportschützenverband. It's the umbrella organization of over 250 clubs with over 15'000 members in the Zürich canton. The current flag was introduced on occasion of the association's founding. It has the design of the Zürich canton flag with the lettering of the association's name along the hoist. Two different logos are used on the association's website.
Martin Karner, 3 February 2024

Communal and other sections

Communal sections (sorted by districts), partial associations, match shooter clubs and veterans clubs in the Zürich canton: http://www.zhsv.ch/Links/ZHSV_Links_Vereine.htm

Sportschützen Zürich-Aussersihl: https://www.sportschuetzen-aussersihl.ch

Shooting Club of Swiss Students: https://ssszh.ch

Knabenschiessen: https://www.knabenschiessen.ch

Cantonal Veterans

The Association was established in 1920 (website | history, German).

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

Arbeiterschiessverein Altstetten

Medal of 1956 jubilee shooting with flag of Arbeiterschiessverein Altstetten (Labour Shooting Club).

See also:   Altstetten quarter (Zürich commune)

Schiessverein Dietikon

Medal from 1991 with flag of Schiessverein Dietikon (est. 1864).
Website: https://www.schiessverein-dietikon.ch

Logo

See also:   Dietikon commune

Schützenverein Gossau

Est. 1855. See also medal from 1963 (source).
Website: https://www.schuetzenverein-gossau-zh.ch

See also:   Gossau commune

Schützenverein Kollbrunn

The flag of the club (est. 1883) shows the emblem of Kollbrunn, which is a part of the Zell commune.
See also pin with the flag (source).
Website: https://www.svkollbrunn.com

Logo

Arbeiterschiessverein Oberwinterthur

Medal with flag of Arbeiterschiessverein Oberwinterthur (Labour Shooting Club), 1968.

See also:   Oberwinterthur quarter (Winterthur commune)

Standschützen Oberwinterthur

Est. 1866. See also medal with old flag from 1966 (inauguration shooting for the flag) (source).
Website: https://www.stsoberi.ch

Standard (Former Flag)

The former flag from 1966 is used as standard.

See also:   Oberwinterthur quarter (Winterthur commune)

Schützen Rafzerfeld

The shooting club Schützen Rafzerfeld (website) was formed in 2020 by the merger of the clubs Militärschützenverein Wasterkingen, Schützenverein Wil and Schützengesellschaft Rafz. The logo shows the communal emblems of Hüntwangen, Rafz, Wasterkingen and Wil.

Militärschützenverein Wasterkingen (until 2020)

On 17 January 2020 the MSV Wasterkingen merged with SV Wil and SG Rafz to the new club Schützen Rafzerfeld (see above).
See also pin with earlier flag of MSV Wasterkingen (Source: auction platform).

Pistolenschiessverein Tösstal

Est. 1926. See also medal (1996, inauguration of the first and actual flag) (source).
The flag shows the emblems of Wila and Turbenthal, since the shooting range is located on the border between the two communes.
Website: https://psv-toesstal.ch

Schützenverein Wädenswil

Main flag of the Shooting Club Wädenswil, est. 1901 (photo 1956).



(source)

Medal with second flag (2001) (photo 1993, source).
Inscription: "In Freundschaft fürs Vaterland" (In friendship for the fatherland)
Website: https://svwaedenswil.ch

Logo

See also:   Wädenswil commune

Schützengesellschaft der Stadt Zürich

CoA/Logo

Schützengesellschaft der Stadt Zürich (Shooting Society of the city of Zurich), est. 1472.
On occasion of the 550th anniversary in 2022 the current flag was introduced (photo of inauguration [source]).
See also: CoA/logo on medal (2002, source) and postcard (postmark: 1900 | source).
Website: https://www.sgz.ch ( > history)

See also:   Zürich commune

Feldschützengesellschaft Zwillikon

New flag of Feldschützengesellschaft Zwillikon (est. 1893). The flag shows the emblems of Zwillikon (above) and Loo, which are parts of the Affoltern am Albis commune (picture 2019, source).
Website: https://www.zwillikon-fsg.ch

Old Flag (1981)

Medal of flag inauguration shooting in 1981.

Old Flag (1953)

Apparently the old flag from 1953 is still being used for certain occasions. It shows the emblems of Zwillikon and Affoltern am Albis (picture 2021, source).

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