? about Soviet Branch Piping

[vonStubben]

A friend of mine picked up a soviet tunic and pants that were brought back from Viet Nam by a US vet that died recently. The uniform was found in his duffle bag along with common US items etc. The tunic (shirt style) is 1969 dated. There is no rank at all but the boards are solid purple.

What branch would that be?

Thanks,

Chuck

[uscob]

Sounds like infantry.

[Viktor]

Da Comrades, Rifles used Raspberry , the Russians always call them Rifles or since the Mechanisation, Motor Rifles. In the seventies the Branch of Service colour was changed to Red.