soviet dress uniform Russia, Soviet Union. A Red Army Infantry Captain's Uniform Cap And Tu – eMedals

soviet dress uniform Russia, Soviet Union. A Red Army Infantry Captain's Uniform Cap And Tu – eMedalsIncludes: 1. Tunic: the exterior fabricated from a bluish green wool. Both shoulders are adorned with 60 mm (w) x 150 mm (h) Captain rank shoulder boards, each of the boards with two wide strips in fine gold coloured bullion wire stitched in place to a red embroidered upper, the red indicating the branch as Infantry, with four gold coloured stars affixed indicating the rank of Captain. There are collar tabs sewn in place at the points on the collars,

Includes:

1. Tunic: the exterior fabricated from a bluish-green wool. Both shoulders are adorned with 60 mm (w) x 150 mm (h) Captain rank shoulder boards, each of the boards with two wide strips in fine gold-coloured bullion wire stitched in place to a red embroidered upper, the red indicating the branch as Infantry, with four gold-coloured stars affixed indicating the rank of Captain. There are collar tabs sewn in place at the points on the collars, each with a black felt centre within a gilt aluminum braided-style frame, each tab bearing gold-coloured crossed cannons indicating an Artillery unit. The front has two large pockets at the waist with fold over flaps. The left breast has five medals affixed: Medal for 10 Years of Irreproachable Service of the Armed Forces of the USSR (in brass), Medal for 15 Years of Irreproachable Service of the Armed Forces of the USSR (in silvered and gilt brass), Medal for 20 Years of Irreproachable Service of the Armed Forces of the USSR (in silvered brass with red enamels), Jubilee Medal for the 20th Year Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1945-1965 (in brass) and Jubilee Medal for 60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR 1918-1978 (in brass), each of the medals measuring 32 mm in diameter. The front is completed by four large gilt aluminum buttons on the right side, each bearing the Red Army insignia, facing four reinforced button holes on the left side, each of the buttons maker marked "МОСШТАМП" (Mosstamp) on the reverse, the top three buttons number marked "64", the bottom button marked "67". Both sleeves are trimmed in red piping representing an Infantry unit. Both shoulders exhibit brown threading and the right breast exhibits multiple holes where insignia previously resided. The inside of the tunic is lined in a steel blue nylon-cotton blend, while the sleeves are lined in the same material, with top-entry pockets placed on either side, plus a 60 mm long steel blue cotton strap in the collar for placing the tunic on a hook. The tunic measures 50 cm across the shoulders x 70 cm in length, is free of mothing, exhibiting light soiling, both shoulders with brown threading and the right breast with multiple holes where insignia previously resided.

2. Uniform Cap: the exterior is fabricated from a bluish-green wool, with a 43 mm wide band in black felt around its circumference, the top edge of which is trimmed in red piping representing Infantry, as is the very top edge of the cap around its circumference. There is a 84.5 mm (w) x 44 mm (h) Red Army officer's cap badge in gilt aluminum with red and white enamels affixed via dual prongs on the front. The stiff visor is finished in a thick black plastic simulating a patent leather, the upper with a shiny finish, with a duller black underside. There is a single band of cord forming two rows resting upon the visor, the cord in rolled gold-coloured bullion wire in a braided pattern, running across the front with matching knots on either end, the cord looped around gilt aluminum buttons bearing the Red Army insignia on either side. Inside, the underlying stiff framework on the sidewalls and dome are wrapped in a green nylon. It incorporates a 40 mm wide sweatband in a simulated leather, with a gray upper and brown underside, the ends of which are stitched together, stamped in white ink with a rectangular box inscribed "OTK3 / 1SOV" (English translation from the Russian) on the right underside. The dome incorporates a gray diamond-shaped Kiev-based company manufacturer's label, marked "УССР" (Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респу́блика = Soviet Ukraine) with a circle at the the top and the text indicating the cap was made in Odessa in 1986, along with being stamped in white ink with the size "54". The cap measures 26.5 cm in width x 28 cm in depth x 14 cm in height, is free of mothing and nips on the exterior in the wool, however, sweat stains are present in the green nylon lining in the dome. 

Very fine.

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