Soviet Reproduction - Fake

[Alfred]

This seems to be one of these repros/fakes which flood e-bay.

[Alfred]

The cap star is old. The two buttons which hold the chinstrap look new and they are fixed with small prongs.

Edited March 4, 2007 by Alfred

[Alfred]

but the sewing of the lining and sweatband is sloppy.

[Alfred]

and it looks brand new without any wearing traces

[RichieC]

It may not be a fake Andreas... It is the type used by MVD in late 50s and early 60s. I have not seen any repros of these on the market for sale at any time in the past as this design is not the most highly sought after, and if original, would only bring in forty or fifty dollars in my opinion...

The chinstrap buttons with the wing prongs are a correct attribute for caps from this period.

Let us see what the others here may be inclined to think...

Edited March 4, 2007 by RichieC

[Belaruski]

I like the look of the long stitches and the grey lining but have reservations about the wool used in the crown. I'd have to handle it to know!

(but my instinct says it looks 'wrong').

[Guest Rick Research]

The whole thing looks "furry," but that could simply be horrid camera focus.

I have an officer's version made by the Atelier "25th October" in Moscow in 1955 and that is the only one I have ever seen or been able to handle:

Again, this is an old and VERY crappy camera shot (I am still unable to do better for uniforms in pieces larger or less "flat" than can fit on a scanner) and in this photo mine looks "furry" all over too-- but it is NOT:

I have handled what are being called "Enemy At The Gates" "movie prop" uniforms and the material is in NO way similar to old uniform cloth. Nothing scanned can beat inspection in hand and the "feel" of old cloth.

I wouldn't buy the first cap from the scan, but then I wouldn't buy MINE-- from the shot above-- either!

[JimZ]

Might actually be ok! Pity my caps are no where near me! Any pics of the iside label?

Jim