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01-22-2007, 11:46 PM | #11 |
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Not so much a magnet
but rather the absence of capital creates a vacume which sucks in soviet militaria.
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01-26-2007, 12:40 AM | #12 |
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Well, yeah....but several decades is still a long time...that coat was taken care of.
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01-26-2007, 07:32 AM | #13 |
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True, it was. There are 3 general sources of this kind of item; museums, family, and theatre/film studio stock. Museums tended to keep things in very good shape, though they are notorious for splitting up items that should be together and mis-matching other items. Families run the gamut; from horrible treatment to near museum quality treatment. Theatre/film studios tend to be the worst, with many items (though not always) suffering from neglect and poor storage. DD
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07-31-2007, 09:42 AM | #14 |
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Here is the Mehklis tunic (i added the hat and belt for the photo)...has a makers tag from Samarkand!
Note the same unique rank sleeve and collar insignia as the overcoat. Wish i could have kept this set together, would have looked great to have the coat over the tunic! DougD |
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What a GREAT tunic Doug. That one would be a great one to have in the collection. Congratulations to the new owner on a great tunic. Thanks Clete
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