Admiral Ushanka

[Al-muell]

Another one from the Navy, it also has the leather top - but the rest is made from another material.

I know that regular navy officer's uszanka was made of fur with leather top. But leather-topped ushanki are a regulation stuff, that was either provided by the Navy or bought in the Voentorg.
On the other hand the ushanka from this thread is strictly a NON-REGULATION item, totally private purchase. It's like with "burki" felt/leather boots

I belive that this cap could really have belonged to an admiral (unless the badge is wrong)

I still don't see point in "improving" cap made of this material. Btw. russian term for that is "karakul" Do You know what "karakul" is? That knowledge realy helps to understand how expensive the material realy is.