Soviet tunic - Which period?

[Soviet]

How can I date this tunic? Is this WWII period? And what are these boards? Thanks for any help.

[DougD]

Did you check the back of the buttons?

[Soviet]

Unfortunately, these are only pictures from the Internet. Do you have pictures side by side from WWII and post-WWII periods buttons?

[DougD]

I am not a fan of this pullover being wartime at all, but i would ask if the buttons had a 2 digit date on the back or are they too rusty to see (a common way to hide postwar dates; they even punch holes where the dates are).

If he will not provide that info, do not buy it.

dd

[Soviet]

Thanks. I'll see. I think the price reflect a post-WWII period pullover.

What are these kaki boards? There is nothing on them.

[Lapa]

Soviet,

I believe that these boards are the field version for infantry privates.

Marc

[Esteban_cool]

I have those same kind of boards in black. Are those for artillery private or for special troops ones?

[Nack]

Its hard to tell from the pics, but the boards look like the reversible type, which I do not think came out until the late 50s. In WW2 I think the boards were all 1-sided, either sew-in or loop type, but non-reversible.

Also, I think all boards were piped until the late 50s.

[Soviet]

Very interesting! I'm still looking for WWII period one, so I need to inform myself before to do one move.