"Victory Parade" uniform of Molotov

[DougD]

Well, I would not classify it as an M1945, but its close enough; also, this is the type he did actully wear at the 1945 VP.

This is a parade uniform for Foreign Minister of the USSR V. Molotov; the rank was only used since March of 1945 and only ( i hate to use the word only any more since i messed up on Issakov) was used by Molotov.

There was the hole for his HSL ( i used a copy).

Many of these caps ( not that there are alot of them) ome through with the cap badge having been changed due to new regulations in 1946; this still has the original cap badge.

Here is a close up of his unique boards; I'd kill to take these off to keep! Like other diplomatic boards they are narrower and backed in bright red. DD

Close up ( little blurry) of his cuff.-DD

[DougD]

Here is a ( i think touches up a bit) photo of Molotov in 1945. I have not been able to find any other shots of him wearing the uniform. DD

[new world]

Stunning!!!

Do you own this uniform?

William

[DougD]

I only own it until i bring it to my client next week; i have beeen able to enjoy it for about a month : )

DD

[Tretov]

Oh my.... well, that one is truly a gem.

[vikingraider1]

Excellent find!!

I bet the price ran into hundreds of thousands of dollars.

[DougD]

No! Not that bad at all; I know of a couple of Stalin uniforms that have sold and even they are not that high. Soviet stuff is just not as high nd as German, but we are getting there.

dd

[vikingraider1]

Well that does really surprise me Doug. Something like that, belonging to a historical figure I thought would have went for a lot more. Maybe in a few years you will regret not hanging onto it. It could have been a nice little retirement nest egg :banghead

[DougD]

If i kept all the gems i had in I'd have to move back in to my mothers house; i get to keep the items for a short time and enjoy them and then mov'em on. I had to give up molotov yesterday :(

dd