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BDU jacket - Nack - 08-28-2007
Hola everyone. I haven't gotten anything lately, so I've been quiet around here. But, yesterday I picked up a jacket which confuses me.
It looks like a late-USSR officer BDU jacket, but its got these wierd shoulderstrap "wrappers" (I'm sure they have a name). The guy who I bought it from said he thought it was Polish. Any ideas?
Here's the stamp inside. Looks like (I think) the usual USSR stamps.
BDU jacket - Lapa - 08-28-2007
Nack,
I am not well versed in late soviet stuff, so all I can say is that:
. the boards are not soviet
. the jacket itself does not bother me overly being soviet
Marc
BDU jacket - Nack - 08-28-2007
Thanks Marc. I was pretty sure the boards were not Soviet, but I think the jacket is. It's dated 1987 I think, so it is from the Soviet period. Could it be some sort of lend-lease stuff to a middle-east country? They tend to use those wrapper shoulderboards.
BDU jacket - Lapa - 08-28-2007
Tim,
The fabric seems to be a bit heavy for those "exotic" places.
Marc
BDU jacket - Nack - 08-29-2007
Lapa Wrote:Tim,
The fabric seems to be a bit heavy for those "exotic" places.
Marc
:D It's a medium-to-lightweight cloth I think. I guess I'll figure it out eventually. Thanks for the thoughts :thumbsup
BDU jacket - Al-muell - 08-29-2007
The boards may be of Yugoslav Militia. I don't remember what rank it is, but 1 grade higher than Milic'nik, so something like senior militiaman.
BDU jacket - Nack - 08-29-2007
Hmm. Does the stamp look Yugo?
BDU jacket - desantnik - 08-29-2007
Stamp is definitely Russian. Someone probably added the shoulderboards to make it more appealing.
BDU jacket - Nack - 08-30-2007
Cool--the stamp looked Russian to me, but I'm a novice. Thanks for the insight :thumbsup
BDU jacket - Al-muell - 08-31-2007
Nack Wrote:Hmm. Does the stamp look Yugo?
No, no. Jacket itself is definately soviet "afganka". I mean that the boards seeem to be Yugo. They are not soviet and must have beeen added later.