12-01-2009, 04:07 PM
Will Wrote:Really great photos!
Thanks very much!
I know that the "parade" cord would be the standard white.
I referred to the uniform in this post as an "honor guard" uniform simply because the non-officer uniforms that I have seen, and which have had the gold aiguillette under the shoulder board, have all been in photos of members of an honor guard (such as the KGB honor guard at Lenin's tomb).
I don't know for certain that that is what this uniform is, but it's the closest description based on the presence of the cord.
By the way, this cord does indeed have the gold-colored metal "nozzle" at the end of it, it simply was hidden in the photos.
Well the wear of the golden aiguillette by Enlisted Men was observed at the Honor guard at Lenin's tomb and at the honor guard of the Berlin's Brigade in Germany.
But generally EM wear the silver aiguillette on the the pics (as well in the soviet honor guard units army,air force & navy).Only the officers commanding each detachment wear the golden aiguillette (not the same as the 1 on your uniform but a double one).
Considering your uniform I'd say it looks like a dembel configuration : plain maroon shoulder boards with metal BB cyphers,VLKSM pin on self made background star and the aiguillette.
I nevertheless some doubts and think it is an Ukrainian "montage"...The yellow aiguillette looks too brand new and does not seem to have the metallic wire look of real soviet ones...Furthermore real soviet dembel jackets wear special dembel aiguillettes of white color and are much more embellished with self made decoration....But it is only my opinion...












