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Old 02-19-2007, 09:43 AM   #1
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"Shockworker Of The MPR" Badge.

Here's a shot of my newest, an Udarnik. I've been eyeing these for a while and had the opportunity to get one cheap albeit slightly damaged.
A little enamel damage on the obverse, and a huge blob of yukky solder on the reverse.
Thanks to Alexei (who else) for supplying this beauty. :)
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Old 02-19-2007, 02:56 PM   #2
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Here's a shot of my newest, an Udarnik. I've been eyeing these for a while and had the opportunity to get one cheap albeit slightly damaged.
A little enamel damage on the obverse, and a huge blob of yukky solder on the reverse.
Thanks to Alexei (who else) for supplying this beauty. :)
It looks like someone repaired the screwpost.

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Old 02-19-2007, 05:13 PM   #3
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Eric,

I would probably try to melt away some of the solder and see if I could uncover the serial number. It's usually located at the 7 o'clock position.

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Old 02-19-2007, 05:32 PM   #4
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It does depend on the variety, though. "Usually", yes; "always", no.

This is a rather ambiguous creature. While it is a badge, it is also a "decoration" or sorts. Not knowing where to place it, I put it here,

There is also a confusion that while the badge has a gilt finish, it is very thin and often vanishes/evaporates so that some look silver. Battushig actually lists these as two "grades" and now admits this was an error. There are two types, with no coherence in the observed serial number ranges.

As elsewhere in the socialist world, it was awarded to especially productive workers.

Type 1 -- mirror reverse -- observed serial number range Low=18/High=5009
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Type 2 - flat reverse - observed serial number range Low=1/High = 961.

Documents are uncommon and poorly understood. Here is one (that I have yet to get translated -- I suspect it would be interesting).
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Re: Udarnik Badge

Ed,

I thought that there are two different sizes: large and small. Is that so?

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I thought that there are two different sizes: large and small. Is that so?

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No, all the same size. It is just the reverse (mirror/flat) that is different.
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Type 1, Badge of the Shockworker of the MPR. Serial number 1.

Reverse picture and the original copper screw plate.
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Re: Badge "Shockworker".

Very VERY nice! I believe that is only the second #1 item on the forum so far. If there are numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 600, etc out there there must be a #1.

Any idea as to when and who this #1 was awarded?
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Re: Badge "Shockworker".

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Very VERY nice! I believe that is only the second #1 item on the forum so far. If there are numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 600, etc out there there must be a #1.

Any idea as to when and who this #1 was awarded?
I think this type of "Shockworker of the MPR" badge was the first type that was awarded from 1943-1944. The badge of this particular type was made of copper and hot enamels while the second later type (or variation) badges were made of silver. As many of the Soviet award collectors can confirm, the Soviet badges during the Great Patriotic war were made of brass or copper (but not of silver). My records show that there were (discussed above in the treat as well) only 1000 badges of this type produced. The badge was awarded to a coal miner.

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