Badge "Shockworker Of The Stalinist Campaign".

[EricFG]

The other two images.
I'm also off to search through Avers8 for my own edification.

[marsino]

Thanks guys :) your comments are welcome

[Alfred]

They look okay to me, but lets wait for other oppinions.

best regards
Andreas

[EricFG]

Dear эксперты, how do you feel about this?
When I first got it I felt kinda strange about it but the more I look at it the more I feel better about it.
It's the reverse I have questions/concerns about:
What's with shiney reverse area? Is it, like, over-spray from silver plating?
It looks like the post has been re-soldered, yes?

[ph3s]

It's silver spray, can't say anything about the screw, badge is OK i believe

Here is a link to web resource for the badge

http://www.vk-badges.narod.ru/

[EricFG]

It's silver spray, can't say anything about the screw, badge is OK i believe

Here is a link to web resource for the badge

Soviet Shock-Worker Badges

Thanks for the info and Many thanks for that awesome link! :thumbsup
I wonder how many more sites like this are out there in the Russian interwebs that monoglots like myself cannot find without the help of friends like you?

[ph3s]

My pleasure. I know another 2, made by the group of collector.

Railway badges, OGPW 85s

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[EricFG]

Here is a link to web resource for the badge
Soviet Shock-Worker Badges

Amazing, I think I've identified mine as a Type 5.13.D! What a great resource! Thanks for showing me that.

I said elsewhere here, recently, that after some investigations I was feeling this award was not railway-related.
After perusing the above website I think that a great many of the badges were, indeed railway-related awards. Maybe not exclusivly but the general focus seems, to me at least, towards rewarding a specific part of the industrialisation of the SU during that time-frame and that part being railroad-related.

I also read elsewhere "This is the Rail Ways Peoples Commissariat awarding badge, founded in 1934 to award the best workers of department (best in socialist competition)." This from a well-regarded and knowledgable Russian collector

'The "Drummer of Stalin's call" approved in 1934 "to promote the best drummers, the organizers of socialist competition in rail transport", and awarded until 1957. During this time, the badge was awarded over 500,000 times. The Badge was manufactured at the stamping plant and Mechanical NKPS (ICS) (НКПС (МПС))and has many varieties. The badge is made of bronze, some parts covered with hot enamel, and had a screw fastening.' from: http://translate.googleusercontent.com/t...hbRsfrgmag


Also, an image of person wearing the badge in question: comrade Valentina Klintsova:

[EricFG]

Got this one for a song on my favorite online auction site. Love the big screwplate. Would someone be so kind as to identify the manufacturer for me, please?
I also think it a T5-21-A.

[desantnik]

The "Sh. M." Factory - maybe someone else can help.

Lower abbreviation is for "People's Commissariat of Lines of Communication."