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Anyone have a weight on any of these, specifically a T1V2 please?

Thanks.

Here are two I've got handy,

T1V1 41.3g ( without screw plate)

T2V1 48.4g

JC

If anyone has a scale handy could they post some weights on these please?

(I have to get a scale...)

Which type are you looking for?

A type 3 weighs about 45g without the screw plate.

A pinback silver type 4 weighs more at around 57g.

There are a lot of weight fluctuations with these things so these are just two I had handy!

Hope that helps.

JC

C 06 -- Choibalsan's Best Shooter

These have been well discussed on and off in isolated threads. This is the Type 1 badge (angled rifle);I don't have a Type 2 (horizontal rifle) yet.

After buying three (type 2s) and getting the wrong one

(type 1s) twice I finally got one last month!

JC

Congratulations to Dr.B!!! I'm sure his daughter will grow up to be proud of her father and appreciate his work as much as we all do!!

I think this calls for one of these!!

JC

Too late again

Now I had to run off and buy something else again...

I should have noticed the warning on Alexei's website the first time I entered

It makes you wonder though, how many collectors of shockworker badges from the exotic country of Mongolia exist? And why aren't they all on this forum!

Hi there Bob,

There I was complaining about somebody who got an item before me and there I've done that very thing to you!!

Sorry bob

I got that bronze Udarnik Alexei had a month or two ago.

So what did you buy?

JC

(Do you mind if we hijack the thread for general mystery documents??)

Great idea Ed, got several more myself, this just appears to be the earliest by far.

JC

Cover.

PS. Who here bought the new Partisan badge +doc from Alexei????

Come on, own up!!! that's the 2nd one I've missed and I put my order in within 6 minutes!!!

Just got this document in and I can't seem to make out much of anything.

I tried to figure out the date but got kinda stuck.

Even though it looks like it's missing a page or two it isn't, it's just torn a little.

Any help would be appreciated as always!

JC

Yes!! Agreed. They aren't my pictures, from Mongolian TV after all.

Read the translation - seems "interesting" for the rock treatment of these sentiments!

I think "Mr. Jewelery" is the chap behind the apparently GREAT rock opera (yes!) on Chengiz Khan (yes yes!!). Wasn't able to get tickets when I was in UB. Sold out.

Despite being in the music field myself, I can't imagine what that would be like.

I'm not passing judgement but I think I might let a chuckle or two slip at the wrong time.

Here is a picture of a Mongolian military man with his ribbon bar, not his actual medals but still interesting.

For those too lazy to look it up, here are what the first five ribbons are for:

1: Order of combat valour

2:Honorary medal of combat

3: Polar star (interesting that the combat medal is mounted before the PS, is this right?)

4:40 years of the MPR

5:50 years MPR

6:??? (possibly another medal of combat, but why would it be mounted there?)

7:?

8:?

Also what's the guy on the left have? Looks American, which really isn't my field.

JC

I just had to steal your picture Ed, I hope you don't mind.

I think that the little red and white badge on the right side of this picture is an "outstanding worker of the people's education" badge.(R 01-R 06)

Which variation will no doubt remain a mystery but I'm pretty confident of the ID, any thoughts?

Image Anthem 4b

OK, better. (Ignoring cleavage!)

Title of Merit (B A8) on the right // ??? / maybe Outstanding Worker of Culture (B S 03)?

I have to agree with your ID but why ignore the cleavage????

I guess it's the uniform!

Now back to the topic at hand I think that the old gentleman has a red banner of labour nestled between his polarstars.

My guess would be that they were awarded in that order ps/rbl/ps. I guess order of precedence didn't matter that much.

I suspect that this gentleman may have been a teacher of some sort I'll post the picture that led me to that conclusion in a minute.

JC

OK, I finally found it, for some reason I was distracted. Would guess it is MRYL Badge (B V02).

What do I win? I already have the badge

Wow I didn't even see that, I guess I was distracted too!

I guess like in many other countries, at the end of the days broadcast the national anthem is played on TV, so here is the Mongolian anthem with lots of goodies for us to enjoy!

JC

Mongolian anthem

ps. I don't think we'll be able to ID them all but there are a few obvious ones.

SB

PS

LRB

A few titles of merit

and I believe an S03

When you have them all,you don't need to show off.

Here is a side of Zhukov you don't get to see very often,

his modest side!!!

The Bulgarian MVO is not on the correct ribbon, right?...

Had this been issued during war time it would have had the ribbon of the Military Order for Bravery which is a light blueish gray colour.

So it's correct if it's a peace time issue, which looks likely since it doesn't have the wartime "wreath" either.

Is this a flatback variation? or is the rear also enameled

JC

Nice curves!!

Unfortunately the screwplate it came with isn't original to the badge. It's some really crappy aluminum thing that's not worth showing.

JC

da back!

I don't think these pictures do it justice, but the quality of the enamel is phenomenal for such a relatively unimportant badge. I dare say it is almost on par with that of the deputat badges.

Here is one of my favourite mongolian items, a serial numbered RO2!

The badge is also beautifully curved, to conform to human contours perhaps?

JC

Last ones for now!

Both NIBs. The first one has what looks like an atom symbol with electrons and all, so probably for a nuclear physics degree, or is that Nucular??

On second thoughts it's probably a religious institute badge like R82, but da nucular thing is funnier!

JC

An R54 variation and a fun NIB.

Two R62 variations (agricultural Institute)

A NIB but same construction as R67 and a painted R57.

An R62 and yet another NIB

An R85 (Mongolian State University) and a NIB

A R57 variation (medical Institute) and a NIB, If I remember correctly it's from the "Railroad College"

Three R54 (State Pedagogical Institute) variations, one with realy dark enamel.