Help with russian uniform

Discussion in 'The Eastern Front' started by Hellofawaytodie, Jun 26, 2011.

  1. Hellofawaytodie

    Hellofawaytodie No-Combat Experience

    Throught i would ask this before i ask my question, are there any Red army reserchers/ re-enacters etc that can answer my question of unifroms? Is is there another forum for that kind of thing...
    Edit- Silly thing to say, of corse there's people !
    So my question is regarding russian sholder boards. So in the following photo, they should represent the russian equivilent of a Corporal rank, with the red stripe, yet there are also 2 badges that look like 2 swords crossing inbetween a horseshoe. Can anyone tell me what the badges mean or represent?
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  2. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Swords & Horseshoe = Cavalry Branch Emblem.
    If the Emblem is Cavalry, seems likely the piping should be blue, but this doesn't appear to have been as hard & fast in actual use as eg. Waffenfarbe.
     
  3. Doc

    Doc Senior Member

  4. Owen

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  5. Hellofawaytodie

    Hellofawaytodie No-Combat Experience

    LOL, yeah i do need a bit of a trim.
    So it's safe to say i can remove these if i was joining say a rifles division? Say the 2nd guards in perticular.
    Also, another strange things it looks like stripes on the left brest of the jacket. It's 3 lines with the top one being yellow and the bottom 2 being red. Does this mean anything ?
     
  6. Hugh Allan

    Hugh Allan Member

    Ooooh I think Owens upset! My Bsm used to get upset. :]
     
  7. Hellofawaytodie

    Hellofawaytodie No-Combat Experience

    Some more detailed photos if you need them

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  8. Owen

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  9. Hellofawaytodie

    Hellofawaytodie No-Combat Experience

    Thanks Owen, i've done alot of reserch and had alot of help. The badges ment a Cavalry group and the stripes were a wound badge. Both have been removed (Y)
    Currently working on my Ushanka. Does anyone, or yourself, think this is a period style ?

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  10. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

  11. Hellofawaytodie

    Hellofawaytodie No-Combat Experience

    I wouldn't say it's thin, i was wearing a telegroika which is the opposite of thin :L
    As far as the Pilotka goes, i should be buying one at Victory show :)
    Might be post war, but will that work?
     

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