Cossack Kubanka

[djpool]

I want to share my latest find with everyone. Its another red topped (Don or Kuban) kubanka for Cossacks. This particular style is well known and accepted as a textbook example. These caps were manufactured in Czechoslovakia. As far as I know there are three different colors of tops manufactured by this firm. Red-most common, Blue and yellow, with yellow being the hardest to find. This particular example doesn't have the size/manufacturer stamp or eagle. The tress on the top has not oxidized like my other examples. The materials and method of manufacture are identical to my other examples shown here:


http://dev.wehrmacht-awards.com/foru...hlight=kubanka


I can only speculate this was an unfinished example found in the depot. Any comments are welcome. Regards Jim

[RobertE]

Jim you covered it well. Classic construction for this type cap, colors are all right, condition is excellent / mint.

I've never seen one (of this specific type) without the CZ makers mark. A fine original example - congratulations.

s/f Robert

[TrondK]

Beautiful condition. I also find it interesting that there are no Kolwitz stamp in your example here, so yes i agree it may have been a depot piece. I managed to find one of the rare examples with white top, and polizei colored cloth. Sadly without insignia, but holes are present so i know there was metal insignia on it long time ago. I must admit i am not 100% certain what white color should mean.

[Rene Chavez]

Wonderful kubanka imo has the correct construction.

Rene Chavez
www.foreignvolunteerlegion.com

[Askold]

Very nice, and like Rene mentioned - proper construction too.