11-26-2010, 09:17 AM
deValcourt Wrote:In any case, here is a KGB "service" cap for sale on ePay and though I asked the seller lots of questions, I don't expect any answers.
First off, I don't recall seeing "gold" chain on service caps - KGB or otherwise.
Second, the diamond seems awfully new to be even made in 1991. In fact, it doesn't look military at all. I understand that higher ranking officers had their uniforms tailored if not custom made entirely.
However, that leads me to the third observation - the markings inside suggest a privately owned business - "Ludmilla" and I know "ZAO" stands for something post-1991 and comes back in the translator as "UAB" so I think the translator program knows more than I do here.:rolleyes:
Phillip
My opinion is that this is a post-1991 cap for the Belarus KGB, and I agree to your opinion on the diamond and theory on the manufacturer. I had a similar cap earlier that 'me and my bros' agreed was a Belarus cap where the insignias had been traded for Soviet ones. A nice cap, impressive and what not - but post-USSR. As for the golden cord, this is fully OK for a service cap of the 1980s (meaning that is not a bad sign in itself).
