Sergey Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 The cap is made in 1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 In 1960 it not simply winter cap. It is dream of many Soviet militarians. It is a parameter of vital and social success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergey Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 Underside and stamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Ahhhhh yes... the perfect emblem of the ENORMOUS status gulf between Podpolkovnik and Polkovnik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Gaumann Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Nice lid! One day, when I move back up north, and get a job that pays real money, and whole buncha other things I'm gonna get one of those hats for wear in winter. Seriosly. Much nicer than plain old ushankas.And those things have just GOT to be chick magnets! Is "papaha" the normal English spelling for that style of hat? I remember doing an eBay search months and months ago for a similar spelling and found a reasonable amount of said hats at (starting from) decent prices. (Not necessarily Soviet military issue lids I hasten to add) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 I'd say papakha, but then there is no duplicating the sound of the Slavic letter "X" in English that does not sound like coughing up phlegm from a baaaaad cold. I learned Russian in the 1970s, so fashions may have changed. Transliteration of Chinese, for instance, has shifted at least 3 times since, and Ukrainian has also transformed transcription into English since I was in college.Russian military fashion, however, held on to this crowning indicator of Full-Colonel status: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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