The Rifle Brotherhood has existed in Krakow for more than 700 years. At first, they were really the defenders of the city. But then the union turned into a kind of elite club. Once a year, competitions were held to test the "combat readiness of citizens. " Participants fired at a wooden or tin chicken. "King Kurkov" was chosen from the best shooters. Since 1831 the fraternity has been officially called the "Towarzystwo Strzelecke" (Rifle Society). In the second half of the XIX century it was quite popular.→