Admiral Ushanka

[deValcourt]

Regardless of what it might be, I like it enough to try to find one for myself (with or without cockade since I might wear it in public if it gets cold enough like I do with my KGB greatcoats and winter raincoats. Why not? most folks don't know what it is unless you wear the naval overcoat and then they think Red October, but aside from that, just use a foreign accent and you can pull it off:D).

Phillip

[Komandir RKKA]

Naval caps of "ushanka" type always have a leather top.
This type of cocarde never used with this type of cap.
I also sure that cocarde on this item was collected with alluminium center cuted from metal cocarde.

[Al-muell]

I cannot say if the cockade is authentic or not, but it is a fact that officers were allowed by the regulations to purchese astrakhan lamb fur ushanki and wear them with their uniforms.
This ushanka is non-regulation item, but I would say it is likely to be an authentic set. As I said in the begginning - the material this cap is made of is expensive enough by itself. "improving" it with the cockade would probably make no sense, as the cap would not be much more expensive with it.

[Tretov]

Digging deep in the archives, I found this 1960s officers ushanka in nice wool and leather top. Not mine anymore, but I still want to share the pic.

[Komandir RKKA]

Doesn't metter what material cap made it should has a leather top, even if it's personal order made astrakhan lamb (see the Tretov's post)

[Tretov]

Another one from the Navy, it also has the leather top - but the rest is made from another material.

[vvadim]

Introduced on January 21 1941 winter hat for admirals and generals in the Navy was made from black astrakhan with leather top. In 1945 astrakhan hat was also given to captains of 1st rank and colonels in the Navy. For 32 years it always had leather top and was replaced in 1973 with non leather top model. M73 for captains of 1st rank and colonels still retained leather top.

[Al-muell]

Another one from the Navy, it also has the leather top - but the rest is made from another material.

I know that regular navy officer's uszanka was made of fur with leather top. But leather-topped ushanki are a regulation stuff, that was either provided by the Navy or bought in the Voentorg.
On the other hand the ushanka from this thread is strictly a NON-REGULATION item, totally private purchase. It's like with "burki" felt/leather boots

I belive that this cap could really have belonged to an admiral (unless the badge is wrong)

I still don't see point in "improving" cap made of this material. Btw. russian term for that is "karakul" Do You know what "karakul" is? That knowledge realy helps to understand how expensive the material realy is.

[jupan]

Interesting!

So, the admiral has non leather top from 1973?

Here is more pictures of my ushanka.
The badge is sewn on the cap and is not pierced straight throug.

Check also the captain ushanka, with leather top.

/J

[vvadim]

On the other hand the ushanka from this thread is strictly a NON-REGULATION item, totally private purchase. It's like with "burki" felt/leather boots.

"burki" felt/leather boots were standard issue and not privately purchased.

I belive that this cap could really have belonged to an admiral (unless the badge is wrong)

Badge is wrong and not belonged to this hat.

I still don't see point in "improving" cap made of this material. Btw. russian term for that is "karakul" Do You know what "karakul" is? That knowledge realy helps to understand how expensive the material realy is.

Do not overestimate cost of "karakul". Just check out what ordinary people are wearing in Caucasus villages.