NKVD uniform - opinions please

new world · 12-13-2004, 11:07 PM

Dear experts (especially Doug),

What do you think of this NKVD Lt-Colonel uniform - supposedly from the 1950s.

Does it look period made or is this modern production?

How much should a set like this sell for?

Thank you,
William

PS: medals don't belong to the uniform.

vikingraider1 · 12-14-2004, 04:55 AM

I would be a bit suspicious. To get a good I idea you would need to actaully handle the uniform as photgraphs can sometimes be misleading. The cap doesn't look too bad but I would like to see the markings on the inside and any signs of wear before I bought it. The same goes for the uniform. Can you get any further photographs? How much are they asking?

DougD · 12-14-2004, 09:38 AM

The hat is incorrect; the tunic looks OK, but it is not NKVD; MGB by then. The added medals and bad hat would make me stay away from it.

DD

vikingraider1 · 12-14-2004, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DougD

The hat is incorrect; the tunic looks OK, but it is not NKVD; MGB by then. The added medals and bad hat would make me stay away from it.

DD

Yeah, Hat looks like a M1958 job, I would like to see the inside of it to see the markings.

new world · 12-14-2004, 09:38 PM

Guys,

Thank you so much for the opinions.

Seller's asking $300, with return priviledges.

What exactly is wrong with the hat?

Best regards,
William

vikingraider1 · 12-15-2004, 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by new world

Guys,

Thank you so much for the opinions.

Seller's asking $300, with return priviledges.

What exactly is wrong with the hat?

Best regards,
William

Difficult to say without seeing the inside of the cap to determine the year of maufacture and maker. Also, I would like to inspect the buttons for a date of manufacture (if there is one there). It looks like a M1958 cap from the photo which if it was the case, would make mean that the uniform would have been replaced at this time and so the cap does not go with the uniform.

new world · 12-31-2004, 10:24 AM

DougD and vikingraider1,

Thank you very much for your advise, I decided to pass on this set.

Best regards,
William

12-14-2004, 04:55 AM	#2
vikingraider1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: London, Home of West Ham United Age: 54 Posts: 328	I would be a bit suspicious. To get a good I idea you would need to actaully handle the uniform as photgraphs can sometimes be misleading. The cap doesn't look too bad but I would like to see the markings on the inside and any signs of wear before I bought it. The same goes for the uniform. Can you get any further photographs? How much are they asking? __________________ "We can truly say that the whole circuit of the earth is girdled with the graves of our dead... and, in the course of my pilgrimage, I have many times asked myself whether there can be more potent advocates of peace upon earth through the years to come, than this massed multitude of silent witnesses to the desolation of war." King George V, Flanders, 1922

12-14-2004, 09:38 AM	#3
DougD Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NJ Age: 50 Posts: 2,060	uniform The hat is incorrect; the tunic looks OK, but it is not NKVD; MGB by then. The added medals and bad hat would make me stay away from it. DD

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12-14-2004, 09:38 PM	#5
new world Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 1,086	Guys, Thank you so much for the opinions. Seller's asking $300, with return priviledges. What exactly is wrong with the hat? Best regards, William

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new world Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: NYC, USA Posts: 1,086	DougD and vikingraider1, Thank you very much for your advise, I decided to pass on this set. Best regards, William

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