01-27-2011, 07:04 AM
desantnik Wrote:Don't even think about dry cleaning it. If you do wash in a clothes washing machine, do NOT, NOT, NOT throw it in the dryer. Let it drip dry. If not, it will shrink up on you. I once had a Soviet uniform that I lent out to someone for OPFOR purposes. Despite the warning, he felt the need to be a good neighbor and returned it to...smelling nice, but two sizes too small.
Got it.:thumbsup It's plenty clean enough and somebody probably washed and dried it in the decades since it was made since despite being a 50-4 the sleeves just - and I mean just reach my hands and the bottom barely goes below the pants pockets. It was a "flip a coin" type of decision anyway and if I decide it needs pressing, I'll break out the old iron and at least get the pockets crisp.
By the way, that is a very sad story about your uniform. I did find that washing Soviet cotton uniform items in cold water that are not lined and then taking them while wet and giving them a good tug where you need to will get them back - to some degree - to more like the original size, but then you really do have to break out the iron because the wrinkles are going to be bad.:rolleyes:
Once again, thank you all for the pointers and pictures (which led to more pictures, and so on). I have good idea what I'm going to do with the uniform. I just need one of those caps from the photos, even though I've already got a "boonie" hat I like better.:)
Phillip
Phillip
