First off, I can't claim to be the most well-versed in Soviet general's uniforms. That said, I believe that the jacket by itself is a post-1988 general's "walking-out" uniform, based on the woven-gold background of the shoulderboards. The 1970's version of the uniform had woven-grey shoulderboards, similar to what was worn on the heavy grey greatcoat. Gold-background shoulderboards were worn on the greatcoats when assigned to Moscow, Leningrad, republic capitols and hero-cities, so maybe the same applied to the walking-out uniform jacket, so that's a bit of uncertainty.
The unusual thing is that the visored cap is also made of the same light-grey fabric. I thought that these were abolished. The 1988 regulations show this uniform worn with the green parade uniform cap.
So ... 1970's walking uniform of a general assigned to a major city?
Have you checked the lining of the inside chest pocket for tailor tag/stamps, date of manufacture, etc? Does the uniform show signs of actual wear inside?
The oval cockade should be 2-piece construction - the star is separate from the oval, and there should be no white enamel.
There are anecdotes of officers from military lineages having buttons passed down from earlier generations sewn on, so older buttons on more recent uniforms are not unheard of.
The unusual thing is that the visored cap is also made of the same light-grey fabric. I thought that these were abolished. The 1988 regulations show this uniform worn with the green parade uniform cap.
So ... 1970's walking uniform of a general assigned to a major city?
Have you checked the lining of the inside chest pocket for tailor tag/stamps, date of manufacture, etc? Does the uniform show signs of actual wear inside?
The oval cockade should be 2-piece construction - the star is separate from the oval, and there should be no white enamel.
There are anecdotes of officers from military lineages having buttons passed down from earlier generations sewn on, so older buttons on more recent uniforms are not unheard of.
