Old medals from my great grandma

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I have these medals (see images) that my grandmother gave me last week and I could use some help figuring out what they are exactly. Grandma said they were US Army National Guard Medals.

#1: grey and blue ribbon, Expert 1906. words on scroll: "ENSE PETITPLACIDAM SUBLIBERTATE QUIETEM". On back of "expert" bar: "THE MAYES BROS CO".

#2: dark blue ribbon, 1905 sharpshooter M.V.M. on back of 1905 bar: "THE MAYES BROS CO". M.V.M. is Massachusetts Volunteer Militia I think.

#3: I N G on badge, with Marksman 1890, Expert 1890 and Sharpshooter 1890 bars. on back of 2 bars, hard to make out but something like: "E.D. OWILES & CO CHICAGO"

#4: On Front of bar: COUER de LION CHARLESTON, MASS." "CHRISTO DUCE" on cross, with K T on crosses arms. on back of cross: "MADE BY E.I. GORTON CO. NO. ATTLEBORG MASS.

#5: Green and grey ribbon. 1904 on bar with MVM Second class marksman on badge. Back of bar reads "MAYES BROS"

#6: Black ribbon, cannot read words on front.

Thanks for any help!

[ww2relichunter]

very nice lot to a pre ww1 national guard members medals !! the 6th medal is a free mason military service medal usualy seen with an eagle in the center this looks like it has a VFW symbol i have never seen one with that can you post better images of number 6 ??

[Walkwolf]

I believe the one with 'K T' is from the Knights Templar Masonic/Fraternal
Oganisation. The older shooting medals are quite interesting.

The center of the Military Service Medal with black ribbonis from
the Knights Templar as well - it has a red Catholic cross
in the center of the roundel.

[ww2relichunter]

I believe the one with 'K T' is from the Knights Templar
Masonic/Fraternal Oganisation. The older shooting
medals are quite interesting.

The center of the Military Service Medal with black ribbon
is from the Knights Templar as well - it has a red
Catholic cross in the center.........

a little correction the knight templar are gone by the mid 1300s...... i believe one group of the free masons call themselves the knight templar !! and that is not a catholic cross i am catholic and that is a gold cross with a strange center piece in a circle !! to make a long story short masons believe they carry on the duty of the the knight templar !!

[Walkwolf]

A red Catholic cross is superimposed in the center
of a red Maltese cross.........

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I uploaded a hi-res image, so you should be able to click on it and see it larger

[SteveR]

I uploaded a hi-res image, so you should be able to click on it and see it larger

Your grandmother was highly decorated.