Soviet Uniforms and Russian Federation Armed Patches

[RedLion142]

Originally Posted by Al-muell

Silver field officers' shoulderboards, unless I am mistaken, were abolished in either 1969 or in 1974. Anyway, altough that mix of patches is something that could have happened (If You look up S. Zaloga's book on soviet Airborne forces, there are pictures of paratroopers wearing similar mix), the fact that the boards are silver to me indicates clearly that this uniform is put-togeather.

So these are Soviet Army Officer's field shoulderboards? What does the sliver and blue stand for? Again excuse my ignorance.

[Tretov]

Originally Posted by RedLion142

So these are Soviet Army Officer's field shoulderboards? What does the sliver and blue stand for? Again excuse my ignorance.

They are not field shoulder boards, but rather shoulder boards for aviation junior officer white shirt. Can you make a photo of what the upper edge of the boards look like?

Could perhaps be naval aviation white service uniform boards as well.

[RedLion142]

Here are the photos

[Lapa]

RedLion,

Those are shirt boards, and definitely do not belong on your jacket.

Marc

[Tretov]

This is what it should look like.

[RedLion142]

Originally Posted by Tretov

This is what it should look like.

Alright, I will know for the next time because I am just starting to collcet USSR uniforms but what of the shoulderboards that I pull off of the tunic. Any information on them?

[Esteban_cool]

Originally Posted by RedLion142

Alright, I will know for the next time because I am just starting to collcet USSR uniforms but what of the shoulderboards that I pull off of the tunic. Any information on them?

These are for parade-walking out plain shirt. If you get one you could attach them to it if they´re not included.

[RedLion142]

Originally Posted by Esteban_cool

These are for parade-walking out plain shirt. If you get one you could attach them to it if they´re not included.

Ok, and what does the sliver on blue mean? VDV? or something else?:confused:

[Tretov]

Originally Posted by RedLion142

Ok, and what does the sliver on blue mean? VDV? or something else?:confused:

Blue on white is shirt shoulderboards.
Blue on silver is for administrative personnel.

Yours are blue on white for the white shirt.

[Al-muell]

silver+ air force blue=technical air force personnel, but not at the time when this jacket was in use, and it applied for normal 4-sided boards. theese are 6-sided board for a white shirt