01-05-2011, 06:36 PM
If the question is only about the nkvd, I don't think there are any NKVD ranks that use the same color red band as red army generals and marshals of the soviet union do. All, including NKVD general officers, have the brick red, marroonish color. NCO's (and other enlisted ranks) are likely to be seen wearing helmets, un-piped pilotkas, un-piped subdued olive field caps, or blue top caps with brick red bands.
That being said, a cap sitting in a museum display for a couple of decades could have the exposed darker red fade but you should still be able to find the original color under the chin strap.
That being said, a cap sitting in a museum display for a couple of decades could have the exposed darker red fade but you should still be able to find the original color under the chin strap.
