m1945 Naval Tunics

[HuliganRS]

Guys,

Are these good? Are they 1945 or post 1945?

What branches are they?

What should they be worth?

Uniform #1:

[HuliganRS]

I'll be getting Doug D's book soon but wanted some opinions on these...

Feels weird knowing nothing about the subject matter! :banghead

Tunic #2:

[Lapa]

Huligan,

They look good to me. First one is for technical/engineering service (can't tell precisely, I don't have my references handy) and not very common with the silver thread and the cartouches on the cuffs.
Second one looks a bit weird to me. Boards with red piping could be artillery but lack branch insignae and are on a full naval suit. If it were so, if should also have the drums on the cuffs instead of the anchors.
Regular naval officers' suit such as these go for about $600 in St Petersburg, but that is when you find them, they are not the most common these days.

Marc

[DougD]

Marc is correct, the first tunic is naval-technical service jr officer. Its a nice example. The second one is a problem; it is a line officer tunic and should have regular line officer boards; the boards here are for naval land service; if the tunic was for that then it would need red piping and cuff bars, not anchors.

DougD

[HuliganRS]

Doug & Marc,

So is the 1st tunic a 1945 or later example?
How do you tell?

Thanks!

Rusty.

[Lapa]

Rusty,

Both are 1945 "Parad Pobiedy" models that were used until the 1954 reform.

Marc

[HuliganRS]

Marc,

Thanks! I'll contact the seller and get the 1st one.

I guess the stamps inside should tell me a better story once I get it...

Thanks again!

Rusty.

[DougD]

Rusty,

unlike the army examples, its very tough to tell if the naval tunic is 1945 or later.

dd

[HuliganRS]

I'll post some pics once I receive it...

I got a deal on it, I hope... $350 shipped.

Does this hat go with this tunic?
What belt do I use with it?

I need to find the pants for this tunic too, or the mannequin might feel naked :yow

Thanks!

Rusty.

[DougD]

The cap you posted is for senior officers ( brim decorated); you need one with no brim decoration and with silver cap insignia.

dougd