Gold, Silver, Coins, Medals and Militaria, Concorde and Harry Potter memorabilia, with more to be added before the sale including more furniture and Poole Pottery
Gold, Silver, Coins, Medals and Militaria, Concorde and Harry Potter memorabilia, with more to be added before the sale including more furniture and Poole Pottery
Lot 14: Two Cold War Era Military Caps Including a Soviet Officer's Service Cap and an East German Ushanka
2026-09-16T09:00:00Z
Start price: £10
Lot 14:
Two Cold War Era Military Caps Including a Soviet Officer's Service Cap and an East German Ushanka
Description
This lot comprises two pieces of Cold War-period military headgear. The first is a Soviet officer’s peaked service cap of the M69 pattern, featuring an olive-drab wool crown with a black fabric band and red piping, characteristic of the Tank, Artillery, Signal, or Engineering branches. It is fitted with a black lacquered plastic visor and a gold-coloured braided chin strap. The insignia is a gold-toned metal wreath cockade with a central red enamelled star. The interior is lined with tan fabric and features a grey diamond-shaped sweat protector. A faded black stamp is present on the lining containing the number 56; the surrounding text is not legible. The second item is a winter hat with earflaps, or ushanka, constructed from grey synthetic fur with a quilted grey-green fabric lining. It features a Soviet Army oval sunburst cockade with a central red enamelled star. On the interior, there is a printed white rectangular label under a plastic protector reading NVA 57, followed by several lines of illegible text. The NVA mark indicates original issue by the East German Nationale Volksarmee.
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