I don't believe these caps are soviet. In the best hypothesis, they're transitionnal models, as specified in the 1992-1993 years decrets. My russian can't help me to understand what I believe to be a proof: see p.194 of the A. Kibovskii/A.Stepanov/K.Tsiplenkov "Uniforms of the russian federation air fleet".
In the worst hypothesis, the factories made them following the 1992 sketches, but they were never worn and all caps went to the tourists.
I don't follow the explanations given in the website "undertheredstar" as it is not totally reliable, despite nice efforts to be comprehensive: see for example the KGB general parade visor cap which never existed.
I can try to post some scans of this really good book, and we could push further the debate.
In the worst hypothesis, the factories made them following the 1992 sketches, but they were never worn and all caps went to the tourists.
I don't follow the explanations given in the website "undertheredstar" as it is not totally reliable, despite nice efforts to be comprehensive: see for example the KGB general parade visor cap which never existed.
I can try to post some scans of this really good book, and we could push further the debate.
Sebastien
"a spectre haunts Europe, the spectre of communism"
(a well-known german bearbed)
"a spectre haunts Europe, the spectre of communism"
(a well-known german bearbed)
