My Communist (hats and uniforms) collection

[Colonel Mustard]

well most of this is soviet, but i have some vietnamese and east german stuff.
things are as follows:
1. Vietnamese pith helmet with "instructions?" no date

2. east german ushanka. im not sure when the date is.

3. 1988(89?) date KGB officer dess visor hat. very good condition(one of my favorites ) size 59 its the only one that fits me!

4. 1987 date Armored Corps officer dress visor hat. size 57

5. 1988 date Army officer dress visor hat. size 54

6. 1989 date afganka officer cap. size 57

7. 198(4)? date airborne spetsnaz winter helmet. size 58
kk these last ones im kind of confused about so if you guys could help me itd be much appreciated

8. 1978 date Commando-Paratrooper Helmet (Airborne)? at least thats what it said i got but it looks completely different from what i expected from this pic http://www.russianarmysurplus.com/sh...php?gid=29&f=1 size 60

9. Soviet Army officer's pilotka with lots of pins and badges. This one im confused on the date. where the date should be it says 92 but of course we all know the soviet union ended in 91 so maybe this could be a late 1991 production dated for the next year? size 57.

10. East German army (officer?) tunic. no date. size 52.


I'm gonna have a few more threads on my other soviet stuff(medals etc.) and my other militaria. The pics will slowly be trickling in

[Colonel Mustard]

nvm ^^

[Colonel Mustard]

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[Colonel Mustard]

2. East German Ushanka

[Colonel Mustard]

3. KGB Soviet officer's dress visor hat.

4. Armored Corps officer's dress visor hat. a bit of wear on the upper lining.

5. Army officer's dress visor hat.

[Colonel Mustard]

6. Army Afganka officer's hat

[Colonel Mustard]

7. and 8.
7 is on the left, 8 is on the right. notice how they are the same hat just different colors and inside lining?

[Colonel Mustard]

9. Officer's Pilotka. first pick is all of the pins and badges, second pick is the curious(date?) it says 92. I could appreciate some help here.

[Colonel Mustard]

10. east german (officer's?) tunic.

[Ralph P]

Thanks for taking the time to post some of your collection...

What is your collecting interests?

[NKOMO]

I have an example of number 8 in my collection. I was told the same as you.....supposedly Spetsnaz.

[Colonel Mustard]

well everything really i try to get headgear and uniforms as much as possible but ill settle for anything.
im gonna be making another thread with all of my other soviet stuff .
but if you could help me with the last 3 and my questions for them i'd be very thankful or at least get some one who can

[Colonel Mustard]

I have an example of number 8 in my collection. I was told the same as you.....supposedly Spetsnaz.

well i know 7 is spetsnaz the gray one but the other one is a mystery to me :O
it dates from 1976 though so maybe it is an earlier model than what i ordered, Because it said that it would be dated early 90's but mine was dated mid 70's.

[Uno]

9. Officer's Pilotka. first pick is all of the pins and badges, second pick is the curious(date?) it says 92. I could appreciate some help here.
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Inscription on a stamp: ЛПО (the Leningrad production association) Ladoga, factory the Contemporary, year 1992.The size 57, the first grade.

[Colonel Mustard]

okay but that still doesn't explain the date. The soviet union ended in 1991. So I was guessing it was a factory that was still in its contract to make soviet uniforms. I don't know though? that is my problem