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Soviet Railway Awards
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Rudzutak Advanced Training School for the Security
Command
Personnel of the Roads of Transportation (Railroads), 3rd
Graduation Class, #26, 1928 issue. A beautiful,
very
elaborately designed piece in hallmarked silver and
enamels of
literally Faberge quality. In excellent condition.
A very small number of these badges were ever issued and only a few are known to exist today. Many of the high level state security / law enforcement officers who had graduated from the Rudzutak School became victims of purges during the 30s. An arrest of the original owner usually led to the badge being confiscated and destroyed. Incidentally, Rudzutak himself was arrested, tortured and executed in 1938 thus making him an "enemy of the people" - and making ownership of the badge bearing his name a very risky proposition!
A very small number of these badges were ever issued and only a few are known to exist today. Many of the high level state security / law enforcement officers who had graduated from the Rudzutak School became victims of purges during the 30s. An arrest of the original owner usually led to the badge being confiscated and destroyed. Incidentally, Rudzutak himself was arrested, tortured and executed in 1938 thus making him an "enemy of the people" - and making ownership of the badge bearing his name a very risky proposition!
Badge in Commemoration of the 5th Anniversary of the Stalin
Railway Worker's Day, 1940. A very uncommon award for best
railroad workers issued early during WW2, just before the
German invasion of the Soviet Union. In outstanding condition
and includes original maker marked screw plate.
Honored Railway Employee, Type 1, early miniature
version in silver, #1730.
Scarce, incredibly well made piece in very fine condition;
includes original screw plate.
Honored Railway Employee, Type 2, #70438, circa early to mid-
1946 issue. Variation featuring sharp counter-relief to the
entire reverse. A truly superb example - practically
impossible to upgrade condition-wise.
Honored Railway Employee Badge, #99770, circa early to mid-
1950s. Scarce version with serial number stamped in approx.
3 to 4 o'clock segment along the edge. In superb
condition, literally impossible to upgrade.
Shock Worker of Stalin Labor Campaign badge, Type 1, #10928,
circa mid-1930s. Scarce three-piece version with extremely low
serial number. Condition is very fine to excellent,
extraordinary for a badge of such an early issue - this is one
of the best examples we have handled in many years. Includes
scarce original screw plate.
Shock Worker of Stalin Labor Campaign badge, circa early to
late-1950s. Late model featuring bright nickel finish,
relatively thin screw post, and highly domed screw plate. In
superb condition.
Shock Worker of Stalin Labor Campaign badge, mid-1940s. A
Patriotic War model in outstanding condition. Includes
original washer and NKPS-marked screw plate. This is not a
particularly scarce badge, but it is hard to find in condition
as good as this example.
Award Document for a Badge of a Shock Worker of Stalin Labor Campaign, March 1949 issue to a boiler maintenance worker of a railway depot in Crimea. In excellent condition.
Narkomat of Railroad Transportation ID card.
Issued in 1939 to a female laborer at Tomsk Railroad in Siberia.
Badge for Excellence in the Ministry of Transportation Machinery Construction, late 1940s through 1950s. Attractive and distinctive award in outstanding condition.
Excellent Railway Engineer / Locomotive Mechanic Badge, late
1940s - early 1950s. Attractive piece in very fine to
excellent condition, free of significant flaws of any kind.
Comes with original maker-marked screw plate.
Excellent Railroad Traffic Controller badge, circa early
1950s.
Excellent condition.
Excellent Railroad Track Maintenance Man badge, circa mid-1940s. Early version
with raised center. In excellent condition and includes original NKPS screw plate.
The Track Maintenance badge is one of the less common in the WW2 railway
proficiency series.
Excellent Railway Car Maintenance Man, circa 1940s. One of
the
more scarce badges of the "WW2 railroad proficiency" series.
An early version in excellent condition; includes original
NKPS screw plate.
Excellent Railway Signal Man badge, mid-1940s. The hardest to find badge of the
Railway Proficiency Series. In outstanding condition.
Excellent Railroad Builder badge, circa late-1940s - mid-
1950s. In fine to very fine condition. There are some tiny
enamel chips that are not very detractive; the badge has very
impressive overall appearance.
Excellent Railway Rebuilder Badge, circa mid-940s. An early post-war issue in
outstanding condition. Comes with original, early-version MPS screw plate.
Excellent Railway Administrator badge, mid 1940s. One of the harder to find badges
of the Soviet WW2 railroad proficiency series. In excellent condition and includes
WW2 era NKPS screw plate.
Master in Assembling of Trains, circa 1980s. Near mint condition.
Badge for Excellence in Socialist Competition on the Railways,
#62415, circa late 1950s. Scarce Flat Back Version in
excellent condition.
Excellence in Socialist Competition on the Railways, scarce
screw back version, #50578, circa late 1950s - early
60s. In excellent condition.
Badge for Excellence in Socialist Competition on the Railways,
#121540, late 1950s - mid 1960s. Attractive badge of
Khrushchev era in outstanding condition.
Award Document for a Badge for Excellence in Socialist Competition on the Railways, issued on the Red Army Day of 23 February 1967. In very good to excellent condition, perfectly clean and sound. The serial number of the badge is omitted, so this award certificate can go nicely with any appropriate badge from the period.
Railway Conductor's Badge, Southwestern Railroad, #11, MPS (Ministry of Railroad
Transportation) issue from the late 1940s through late 1950s. In excellent
condition and includes original maker-marked screw plate.
Railway Conductor's Badge, Ryazan - Ural Railroad, #1, MPS (Ministry of Railroad
Transportation) issue from the late 1940s through 1953. Fine condition. Includes
original maker-marked screw plate. A very scarce badge.
