<quote>Ahhhhhhh! Welcome! What's the number and date on that Red Banner of Labor? That would seem to fall under the regulations of 28 July 1949 for decorations to railways workers for long service--making the Red Banner of Labor for 20 years. So that gives you an approximate working life/age for the recipient, there. I love those silver badges!!!! Who is stating that the Udarnik badges were NOT exclusibvely railways? they were issued by the Peoples' Commissariat/Ministry of Railways and I've never seen one that wasn't and was not to a railways employee. If I am reading those right, your first one, awarded 10 June 1941, is number 55,089 but the later one (thrifty fellow used same photo 1943 and 1946) #45,886 was bestowed on 15 September 1943! THAT throws trying to date undocumented badges out the window!