Takc

as you could say, stunning.

at least for me.

I have forgot to post my summer version naval...will do it tomorrow

Stoo, I am quicker than you

vokhr - internal security service (simple uniformed security of state objects)

70-ies (green piping) and later version (black piping)

stamp

morflot - merchant marine fleet

late 80-ies

VOSO - military communications service

still needs a winged wheel at the crown and the star

infantry green field version 1950

c'mon guys!

morflot

another navy, probably 1950-ies or late 40-ies,

wide band, and a strange anchor emblem

front view

navy - small, probably 1950

re-built (needed some restoration works - the band was missing, the rest is original to this cap, but re-assembled after some cleaning)

inner side

Let's start a large topic on soviet visor caps, ok?

collecting of visor caps is a very interesting field. The practice shows that there are huge amount of different types and variations.

Also it is interesting to see how they were worn. The majority of visor caps I have have their visors replaced, some buttons replaced and also many other interesting features.

Unfortunately I can not post pictures of all of my visor caps, but some of them are available at the moment.

The rest are at my village, so I will be able to post them after two-three months.

But I know RichieC and Stoo will not let the topic die

first, border guard visor cap, 1960.

Mike

Mike, why do you think it is a counterfeit? Who told you about this?

As for now, I am just asking.

Hi Doc!

Looks great, and I want to offer to you - if you have - to add a guard badge and a medal for securing the border to that framed set

and - a closeup, please

Yeah, I still don't trust anything from east of the Oder. Old habits die hard I guess.

adam, i am not so dangerous.

I am rather "trustable", you know

because I completely have no interest, moral or financial, to fool anybody.

In these circumstances, the mistrust to me is not my problem, it is the problem of people who do not trust me

Yes, I do not know all to be a know-it-all militaria professor, but I never fool anyone and conduct myself honestly.

However, very straightforwarded, so you are not obliged to like my way to communicate

It's your right

Rick said exactly what I was talking about, Adam, but you was stubborn enough not to hear me

Thanks you had heard him

now as far as I have bought a new camera, we'll enjoy together, I think.

I'd say it's not the ww2 period, but later.

My one is of the same quality, and is at the 50 era visor cap with aluminium buttons (which were started to be used somewhere in the 60-ies). probably compiled by the owner, but I have obtained it for 3-5 dollars so am happy to have an original complete rare thing. I can't say they are common, but scarce, if using the undertheredstar.com terminology

try this to get more info

http://www.civil-uniform.narod.ru/sea/mmf-...-1956/Index.htm

http://www.civil-uniform.narod.ru/sea/mmf-...-1977/Index.htm

http://www.civil-uniform.narod.ru/river/1947-1953/Index.htm

look at the left and right sides of the "globe"

Do you see that something is wrong?

I am not telling it is bad or fake or fantasy - it's normal, just saying that it seems to me it has a defect.

very probably the river fleet, as far as their emblem was similar, but slightly different.

the globe at your badge is just not round as it should be.

or it is a bad pic effect?

Adam, looks like your is really damaged - the S&H in the middle must be over the globe. Sometimes at these badges the thread is eaten by larvae or simply rots, this happens.

actually, better (lighted out) pics will help.

morflot - sea fleet - aluminium visor cap badge, later version

I just noticed yours is a bit different..

we have different versions of the sea fleet badge or your one is from river fleet.

But why does it have two S&Hs and where's the globe?

I guess it is probably the river fleet visor cap badge.

Adam, it is the cap badge of ministry of the sea fleet - and it looks like damaged or incomplete.

Should look so:

Rich, I think our naval buckles were made by one man