07-23-2009, 03:00 AM
It seems to me that the gymnasterka is made from US made "mustard" wool. I have heard that many uniform items were made from the massive stocks of this and other Lend-Lease materials well into late 1940X thru early 1950X. Also, unissued specimens are STILL coming out of old Soviet military stores even to this day...
I do like the shoulderboards - not necessarily wartime, but early.
IMO, that is...
I do like the shoulderboards - not necessarily wartime, but early.
IMO, that is...












