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04-19-2009, 09:18 AM | #1 |
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Camo Beret in use
Not that I have been looking for pics of camo items in wear,but I think this is the first photo I have seen of the camo beret actually being worn in service...anyone else have any pics of it in use?
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04-19-2009, 01:46 PM | #2 |
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Re: Camo Beret in use
Very Nice picture! It seems he is wearing the Spetsodesha border guard uniform with matching beret! Even more interesting is he is wearing his uniform in a VDV style and even has a VDV patch! KGB airborne border guard perhaps??? Anyway I am a heavy collector of Soviet camo uniforms and from my observations the beret was in issue in the 70's and early 80's after that for some reason there are not as many pictures. I think the camo panama hat replaced the beret in dominance of issue.
Here is a picture of the beret in use. Notice that the uniform is first pattern Spetsodesha and the weapon is a AKMS so it is most likely a late 70's picture. :) Last edited by Soviet_Kazimir; 04-19-2009 at 01:49 PM. |
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Re: Camo Beret in use
Ah! Here is another picture I found notice that this looks quite old as well. Most likely mid to late 70's
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04-20-2009, 05:36 PM | #4 |
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Re: Camo Beret in use
I didn't think there were airborne border guards? :D
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Re: Camo Beret in use
Yeah, the doc pic is cool!
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04-21-2009, 05:42 AM | #6 |
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Re: Camo Beret in use
I would happen to agree but the picture is showing me different.... I have NEVER seen Spetsodesha issued to normal VDV only Khaki uniforms or the camo TTsKO uniform.
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04-22-2009, 02:51 AM | #7 |
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Re: Camo Beret in use
Just got the info I was looking for apparently in the 80's at least one division of VDV was turned into KGB PV Airmobile the original picture posted shows one of those VDV KGB. :D
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Re: Camo Beret in use
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The camo beret was rather issued and used by BG units from the Western BG districts (KЗПО,КСЗПО....). The camo used during the 70's were the KLMK 1st and 2nd pattern and even TTsMK from the 40's/50's.... |
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04-28-2009, 06:05 PM | #9 |
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Re: Camo Beret in use
Forgot smthg :
On the 1st pic,the soldier could belong to a DshMG (Air Assault Manoeveur Group) as well.These saw heavy use in Afghanistan and the BG from these groups had the VDV yellow emblem on green background as sleeve patch. It could of course as mentioned before,be a member of the 103rd ABN Guards division which was turned to the BG in 1991...... The camo Panama hat was issued exclusively to the hot climate areas : Central Asian District (КСАПО).... |
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Re: Camo Beret in use
Check out this patch I found on E...Not sure if it is fake or not...
It almost looks genuine? |
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