Soviet Soviet steel bib SN-42 with fighting damages

[Sergey]

Soviet steel bib SN-42 (СН-42) with fighting damages .This subject is found in area of fights 1942-1943 Rzhev

[Sergey]

Military photo

[Sergey]

And it is my second bib without damages

[order_of_victory]

Wow never seen on of those before

I gues its an earlier form of bullet proof vest

Order of Victory

[RichieC]

Truly interesting thing Sergey!

What is the thickness of the steel?

It is affixed to the body with rifle slings?

[Sergey]

Truly interesting thing Sergey!

What is the thickness of the steel?

It is affixed to the body with rifle slings?

Thickness of steel about 3 mm. Fastened belts of various kinds. At the front used also fastening by weapon belts. On a photo a belt from automatic gun PPSH To long years in the USSR the military history and ammunition WW2 was uninteresting for many people. Because after war of all this in huge quantities rolled in woods and fields. There was a weight of others problems construct cities and villages. As a result today it is difficult to see many things of a uniform and ammunition RKKA

[JimZ]

Wow! Cannot say I have ever come across that before! I suppose its not te most comfortable thin to wear....and judging from the holes, mebbe not the most effective either! Still.... ifit savedyou a bullet hole or two to the chest that was already a start!

Jim

[Sergey]

Wow! Cannot say I have ever come across that before! I suppose its not te most comfortable thin to wear....and judging from the holes, mebbe not the most effective either! Still.... ifit savedyou a bullet hole or two to the chest that was already a start!

Jim

You are mistaken. There are certificates that SN-42 was very good in conditions of city. In field conditions its efficiency decreased .

Range of a shot is of great importance.

[Sergey]

Now I had other subject. It is a board from 5 sections.This subject have found near to Leningrad. At it a new paint

[RedMaestro]

Interesting pieces! I've seen those photos of the bibs in use before and I always wondered about them. Who in particular were they issued to? It looks like machine-gunners and flamethrower crews from the picture, but was that it? When did the RKKA stop using them?

Thanks!

-Alex

[Sergey]

Such boards used special groups of soldiers. To me there is no saying it in English. These groups are called Assault group.They the first came to German strengthenings.The information on use of boards in the Russian literature has not enough.I saw one document on the Internet about the order of manufacture of boards.This document with Kaganovich's signature.