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General visor caps - Lapa - 03-26-2008
Esteban,
11 republics were used until 1947. You cap is definitely not from that period.
Marc
General visor caps - Esteban_cool - 03-26-2008
I just hope it´s not a fake then :eek:Everything looks right though
General visor caps - DougD - 03-26-2008
esteban,
the caps seem fine, i would not worry. I have had in caps from the 1950's that still had the M1940 side buttons. The Soviets liked to overproduce and used the buttons until they ran out. Though your hats would be the latest I have seen these buttons, I would not lose sleep over them.
DougD
General visor caps - willie777 - 03-27-2008
Wasn't there this tradition in the Soviet Armed FOrces in which buttons were passed down from older officers to younger ones?
General visor caps - Esteban_cool - 03-27-2008
Never heard of that... :confused:
General visor caps - Jeffrey Meffert - 03-27-2008
I've given away epaulets and rank devices to junior officers who were promoted under me so that, by the time I retired, all I had left in the insignia box are my original "butter bars" and the most recent eagles.
General visor caps - Lapa - 03-27-2008
Guys,
I have never heard about sometihing similar in the Soviet Union; it might be an American type of tradition.
I know that sometimes, different generations would use, say, grandpa's WW2 belt for instance, but that's all.
Marc
General visor caps - ekclete - 03-27-2008
I have some pals who are retired US Armed forces and sometimes they would do this and sometimes not. I am sure there is some tradition in the US for this sort of deal but it does not happen all the time. Like Jeff indicated - a nice way to move on some of the old ranks and make room for the new stuff!
General visor caps - russiamilitaria - 09-06-2008
DougD Wrote:The Soviets liked to overproduce and used the buttons until they ran out.
Yes, it is not an error or fake. It's real example of such overproducing.
Rather good caps!