M1945 VP Uniform - Chief Marshal of Artillery

[slava1stclass]

While things can be artificially aged, it is remarkable that appears to be no tarnish at all...braid after 50 years +

Jeff,

Precisely. The fact the uniform's "gold" embroidery is more yellow toned and lacks that aged look/patina is the reason I would steer clear of this one. The appearance of the gold embroidery on the M1945 VP uniform and M1945 MSU VP service cap in my collection are 180 out from the embroidery on the above example.

I'm unaware of a black velvet versus black cloth distinction between armor and artillery marshal M1945 VP uniform cuffs. Maybe DougD will shed some light on that angle.

As explained in the following forum thread, there was one Chief Marshal of Artillery and two Marshals of Artillery who were promoted to those ranks during the Great Patriotic War: http://soviet-awards.com/forum/soviet-mi...c-war.html

Figure the odds.

Regards,

slava1stclass