BDU jacket

Nack · 08-27-2007, 07:50 PM

Hola everyone. I haven't gotten anything lately, so I've been quiet around here. But, yesterday I picked up a jacket which confuses me.

It looks like a late-USSR officer BDU jacket, but its got these wierd shoulderstrap "wrappers" (I'm sure they have a name). The guy who I bought it from said he thought it was Polish. Any ideas?

Here's the stamp inside. Looks like (I think) the usual USSR stamps.

Lapa · 08-28-2007, 10:53 AM

Nack,

I am not well versed in late soviet stuff, so all I can say is that:
. the boards are not soviet
. the jacket itself does not bother me overly being soviet

Marc

Nack · 08-28-2007, 03:18 PM

Thanks Marc. I was pretty sure the boards were not Soviet, but I think the jacket is. It's dated 1987 I think, so it is from the Soviet period. Could it be some sort of lend-lease stuff to a middle-east country? They tend to use those wrapper shoulderboards.

Lapa · 08-28-2007, 03:31 PM

Tim,

The fabric seems to be a bit heavy for those "exotic" places.

Marc

Nack · 08-28-2007, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lapa

Tim,

The fabric seems to be a bit heavy for those "exotic" places.

Marc

:D It's a medium-to-lightweight cloth I think. I guess I'll figure it out eventually. Thanks for the thoughts :thumbsup

Al-muell · 08-29-2007, 03:59 AM

The boards may be of Yugoslav Militia. I don't remember what rank it is, but 1 grade higher than Milic'nik, so something like senior militiaman.

Nack · 08-29-2007, 08:54 AM

Hmm. Does the stamp look Yugo?

***desantnik*** · 08-29-2007, 02:58 PM

Stamp is definitely Russian. Someone probably added the shoulderboards to make it more appealing.

Nack · 08-29-2007, 08:58 PM

Cool--the stamp looked Russian to me, but I'm a novice. Thanks for the insight :thumbsup

Al-muell · 08-31-2007, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nack

Hmm. Does the stamp look Yugo?

No, no. Jacket itself is definately soviet "afganka". I mean that the boards seeem to be Yugo. They are not soviet and must have beeen added later.

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08-28-2007, 10:53 AM	#2
Lapa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Petersburg, Russia Age: 63 Posts: 2,397	Nack, I am not well versed in late soviet stuff, so all I can say is that: . the boards are not soviet . the jacket itself does not bother me overly being soviet Marc

08-28-2007, 03:18 PM	#3
Nack Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Buckeye State Age: 46 Posts: 513	Thanks Marc. I was pretty sure the boards were not Soviet, but I think the jacket is. It's dated 1987 I think, so it is from the Soviet period. Could it be some sort of lend-lease stuff to a middle-east country? They tend to use those wrapper shoulderboards.

08-28-2007, 03:31 PM	#4
Lapa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Petersburg, Russia Age: 63 Posts: 2,397	Tim, The fabric seems to be a bit heavy for those "exotic" places. Marc

08-29-2007, 03:59 AM	#6
Al-muell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wrocław, Poland Posts: 1,828	The boards may be of Yugoslav Militia. I don't remember what rank it is, but 1 grade higher than Milic'nik, so something like senior militiaman.

08-29-2007, 08:54 AM	#7
Nack Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Buckeye State Age: 46 Posts: 513	Hmm. Does the stamp look Yugo?

08-29-2007, 02:58 PM	#8
*desantnik* Forum Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Eurasia Posts: 2,340	Stamp is definitely Russian. Someone probably added the shoulderboards to make it more appealing.

08-29-2007, 08:58 PM	#9
Nack Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Buckeye State Age: 46 Posts: 513	Cool--the stamp looked Russian to me, but I'm a novice. Thanks for the insight :thumbsup

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