06-03-2007, 05:54 PM
The following are weights for badges as numbered with comments that i noted at the time (weight is in grams):
249 - 28.4g - believed to be altered 3rd class Type 1
470 - 30.1 - w/copy of documents
670 - 30.1
733 - 30.2
1103 - 31.0 - slighty high ???
2098 - 32.0 - weight off ???
IF the standard is 29.2 +/- 1.5 the last two are outside the "official" weight. But a noted expert thought they were good. And need I state that I do not own all of these, I merely weighed them at several different shows.
According to document "Content of Precious Metals in Orders, Medals and Decoration badges of the Soviet Union" which appears to be self published or computer printed (I have a xerox of a xoerox) weight content for Suvarov II is:
Total 29.2 +/- 1.5
Body of award -
Gold - 23.085 +/- 1.045 (material Zl-Sr 950-25)(AuAg 950-25)
Silver - .577 +/- 0.028
Disk/Profile -
Silver - 3.055 +/- 0.125 (Silver 925)
Screw -
Silver - 1.212 +/- 0.062 (Silver 925)(variance may be wrong because of bad copy)
Rivets -
Silver 0.15 +/- 0.03(Silver 99.99)
Total of above calculated to add in non-precious metals works out to about 29.06. The rest is the enamel.
The variance totalled from above appears to be 1.29.
There is a theory that the "official" weight is based on that as of one moment of manufacture and earlier or later badges may have been manufactured to a slightly different standard.
249 - 28.4g - believed to be altered 3rd class Type 1
470 - 30.1 - w/copy of documents
670 - 30.1
733 - 30.2
1103 - 31.0 - slighty high ???
2098 - 32.0 - weight off ???
IF the standard is 29.2 +/- 1.5 the last two are outside the "official" weight. But a noted expert thought they were good. And need I state that I do not own all of these, I merely weighed them at several different shows.
According to document "Content of Precious Metals in Orders, Medals and Decoration badges of the Soviet Union" which appears to be self published or computer printed (I have a xerox of a xoerox) weight content for Suvarov II is:
Total 29.2 +/- 1.5
Body of award -
Gold - 23.085 +/- 1.045 (material Zl-Sr 950-25)(AuAg 950-25)
Silver - .577 +/- 0.028
Disk/Profile -
Silver - 3.055 +/- 0.125 (Silver 925)
Screw -
Silver - 1.212 +/- 0.062 (Silver 925)(variance may be wrong because of bad copy)
Rivets -
Silver 0.15 +/- 0.03(Silver 99.99)
Total of above calculated to add in non-precious metals works out to about 29.06. The rest is the enamel.
The variance totalled from above appears to be 1.29.
There is a theory that the "official" weight is based on that as of one moment of manufacture and earlier or later badges may have been manufactured to a slightly different standard.
