The "Voroshilovsky shooter" sign of the 1932 model

Steel, guilloche, enamel. The original sign is in good collector's condition, the only drawback is that there is no twist. A thin screw. Guarantee of authenticity.

The Voroshilovsky Shooter is a badge of the Osoaviakhim and the Red Army for awarding citizens of the USSR who have mastered small arms and successfully passed the relevant standards, including shooting with small arms.

The resolutions and resolutions of the XV Congress of the CPSU (b) in November 1927 stated that the five-year plan should take into account the possibility of an attack on the USSR and its reflection. Due to the sharp aggravation of the international situation and the growing military threat from economically stronger states, the curtailment of the New Economic Policy in all areas of economic and social policy began in 1927, and planned militarization of certain sectors of the economy was carried out. One of the directions of militarization was the training of citizens who can shoot accurately.

The regulations on the creation of the title "Voroshilovsky Shooter" were approved on October 29, 1932 by the Presidium of the Central Council of the Central Aviation Administration of the USSR and the RSFSR, and the badge "Voroshilovsky Shooter" was approved on December 29, 1932.

To improve shooting skills, the Central Council of Osoaviakhim on March 10, 1934 introduced two grades of the title "Voroshilov shooter". More stringent requirements were developed for obtaining the Voroshilovsky Shooter badge of the 2nd degree. In July of the same year, the badge "Young Voroshilovsky Shooter" was approved, which was issued to teenagers from 12 to 15 years old.

Mass defense work was promoted in various ways and strongly encouraged. The training of Voroshilov riflemen became an integral part of the training, and soon a movement of workers and young people appeared to master shooting skills.

In the autumn of 1934, the first Voroshilov Riflemen's club in the USSR was opened in the Bauman district of Moscow. This club represented the Soviet Union for the first time in international competitions, where the teams of the Moscow Voroshilov Riflemen Club and the Portsmouth USA Shooting Club met. As a result, the Moscow club team won, scoring 207 points more than the Americans. From August 1, 1936, the badge "Voroshilovsky shooter" of the II degree had to meet the standard for shooting only from a combat rifle.

On October 25, 1936, a new regulation was approved on the badge "Young Voroshilovsky Shooter", which was issued to teenagers from 13 to 16 years old, good students who passed the appropriate tests. In addition, a special badge "Young Voroshilovsky Shooter" of the first class was introduced for those who successfully completed additional tasks. The most talented shooters (under the age of 17) were awarded the "Young Sniper" badge. At the first All—Union competition of pioneers and schoolchildren — young Voroshilov shooters - the first place was taken by a team from Moscow. The young Voroshilov Riflemen regiment, formed from excellent students from the Bauman district organization of Moscow, participated for the first time in the parade in honor of the nineteenth anniversary of the October Revolution.