The badge “ For excellent machine gun fire ” is the breastplate of the Russian Empire, approved by Emperor Nicholas II as a reward to the lower ranks, distinguished by machine gun fire, and “which serves as their external distinction and encouragement” [1] .
| For excellent machine gun fire | ||
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| I degree | ||
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| II degree | ||
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| III degree | ||
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| A country |  Russian empire | |
| Type of | Chest sign | |
| To whom is awarded | lower ranks of military units - | |
| Who is handed | regiment commander (unit commander) | |
| Award Basis | for fulfilling the set number of exercises of a machine gun training course | |
| Status | not awarded | |
| Statistics | ||
| Established | June 22 ( July 5 ) 1912 | |
| First award | 1912 | |
| Last reward | 1917 | |
| Number of awards | is unknown | |
Creation History
The history of the mark began with the Highest approved by Emperor Nicholas II “Instructions for the training of machine gun shooting” and set out in the registered decree of June 22 ( July 5 ) 1912 [2] .
Character Description
The description of the mark is set out in the “Manual for machine gun firing” [3] [k 1] :
The mark for excellent machine gun fire has three degrees:
A) The first (highest) degree consists of a monogram depicting the Name of the SQUARE OF THE EMPEROR, with the Imperial Crown at the top, and a machine gun on a tripod, placed in the middle of the sign, surrounded by a ribbon with a convex inscription for excellent shooting. A monogram image, a crown and a yellow metal ribbon, a machine gun and a tripod are blued (Fig. 1).
B) The second and third degrees consist of the same signs, but without a monogram image of the Name of the Sovereign Emperor. The second degree has a yellow metal tape. The third is white metal (devil 2).- Appendix IV to the “States and time sheets” of the Complete collection of laws of the Russian Empire for 1912.
Who was awarded
The badge was awarded to the lower ranks, awarded the title of an excellent machine gunner according to the results of training shooting [1] . Military men became excellent machine gunners, having completed five (for students trained in shooting the first year) or six (for students trained in shooting the 2nd and 3rd years) exercises of the training shooting course. Moreover, the seventh exercise was mandatory for all categories [4] . Signs of the third degree were awarded to lower ranks awarded for the first time; second degree [1] , awarded a second time [1] ; first degree, awarded for the third time [5] . The lower ranks awarded with the sign did not lose it in case of failure to fulfill the conditions established for excellent machine gunners [5] .
Wear Order
The mark was supposed to be worn on the right side of the chest. Each degree of a sign was awarded only once. If a soldier was awarded with signs of two or three degrees, he was obliged to wear all these signs one above the other - a sign of a higher degree over a lower sign [5] . The award was announced by the order in part. A record was made on the track record of the serviceman.
Character Options
- Sizes - vary by different manufacturers, from 34 × 27 mm to 44 × 34 mm [2] .
- The material of manufacture is red metal. Separate elements from yellow and white metals, in particular, a tape for signs of the 2nd degree from yellow metal, and a tape for signs of the 3rd degree from white metal.
- The processing method is burnishing, silvering, gilding.
- A method of manufacturing - typeset stamped.
- Screw mount.
Notes
- ↑ The style and punctuation of the cited document is preserved, the spelling is reduced to modern.
- ↑ Actual linear dimensions in different sources are indicated differently [6] [7] [8] .
- Sources
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Complete collection of laws of the Russian Empire. The third meeting. Volume XXXII. Branch I. 1912. Law No. 37381 . - St. Petersburg: Printing house of His own Imperial Majesty Chancellery, 1915. - P. 776.
- ↑ Complete collection of laws of the Russian empire. The third meeting. Volume XXXII. Branch I. 1912. Law No. 37381 . - St. Petersburg: Printing house of His own Imperial Majesty Chancellery, 1915. - S. 739.
- ↑ Complete collection of laws of the Russian empire. The third meeting. Volume XXXII. Branch II. Part 2. 1912. "Applications . " - St. Petersburg: Printing house of His own Imperial Majesty Chancellery, 1915. - S. 274.
- ↑ Complete collection of laws of the Russian empire. The third meeting. Volume XXXII. Branch I. 1912. Law No. 37381 . - St. Petersburg: Printing house of His own Imperial Majesty the Chancery, 1915. - S. 765.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Complete collection of laws of the Russian Empire. The third meeting. Volume XXXII. Branch I. 1912. Law No. 37381 . - St. Petersburg: Printing house of His own Imperial Majesty Chancellery, 1915. - S. 777.
- ↑ Sign dimensions. Option number 1
- ↑ Sign dimensions. Option number 2
- ↑ Sign dimensions. Option number 3
Literature
- Patrikeev S. B., Boynovich A. D. Breastplates of the Russian Empire. - M., 1998 .-- T. 2 .-- S. 496.
- Sheveleva E. N. Breastplates of the Russian army. - St. Petersburg: Farn, 1993. - S. 88. - ISBN 5-900461-01-7
See also
- Badge "For excellent rifle shooting"
- Sign "For excellent shooting"
- Badge "For excellent shooting from tank weapons"