Suspensions, Ribbons, Ribbon Bars And Order Of Precedence.

[Lapa]

I should add that I have absolutely no doubt about the originality of the uniform itself...

Will,

Before making such definite statements, it might be worth digging a bit deeper :cool:

There was, altogether, a grand total of 6 Marshals of Engineering (main awards in brackets):
Vorobev Mikhail Petrovich (2 OL, 3 ORB, OSuv 1st, OPW 1st, ORLB)
Proshlyakov Aleksey Ivanovich (HSU, 3 OL, 3 ORB, OKut 1st, OSuv 2nd, OPW 1st, 2 ORS)
Kharchenko, Viktor Kondratevich (5 ORB, OKut 2nd, OPW 1st and 2nd, ORBL, ORS)
Gelovani Archil Viktorovich (OL, OPW 1st, ORBL, 2 ORS, OSM 3rd)
Aganov, Sergey Khistoforovich (OL, ORB, OKut 1st, OPW 1st and 2nd, 2 ORS, OSM 3rd)
Shestopalov Nikolay Fedorovich (OL, OOR, 2 OPW 1st, OPW 2nd, 2 ORBL, 2 ORS)

So, as you can see, none of them "fits" with that ribbon bar.

Now, the value of such a uniform being solely in the shoulder boards - the rest being a usual general's uniform - if I were you, I'd take a close, hard look at those beauties to make sure that they are, indeed, what they pretend to be. If you can post some good quality pictures of the boards, the embroideries, and some taken from the edge to show their relief, I am sure that some members can provide you with their point of view as to originality of this piece.

Marc