06-07-2003, 09:47 PM
Doug,
OK a bit of detective work here,
I happen to know the seller of this uniform quite well. I have bought about 600 photogrpahs from him (some real rare ones too) and some uniforms (a 1980s DMB VDV uniform and a naval uniform). He is pretty reasonable with his prices too but I must say that this uniform looks a bit sus to me.
Anyway about the uniform:
To me it looks like a summer naval uniform with either M1958 or M1969 motor-rifle leutenant-colonel shoulder boards. I say either because the double breasted opening was phased out for officers in 1958. The wound stripes seem a bit out of place (and which if original would mean that this uniform is military). White parade uniforms seem to have been exclusively for cosmonauts but not with a double breasted opening. The red collar tabs appear to be of the M1949 pattern but they look like greatcoat collar patches.
My personal opinion is that it is a made up from original pieces.
OK a bit of detective work here,
I happen to know the seller of this uniform quite well. I have bought about 600 photogrpahs from him (some real rare ones too) and some uniforms (a 1980s DMB VDV uniform and a naval uniform). He is pretty reasonable with his prices too but I must say that this uniform looks a bit sus to me.
Anyway about the uniform:
To me it looks like a summer naval uniform with either M1958 or M1969 motor-rifle leutenant-colonel shoulder boards. I say either because the double breasted opening was phased out for officers in 1958. The wound stripes seem a bit out of place (and which if original would mean that this uniform is military). White parade uniforms seem to have been exclusively for cosmonauts but not with a double breasted opening. The red collar tabs appear to be of the M1949 pattern but they look like greatcoat collar patches.
My personal opinion is that it is a made up from original pieces.
