Soviet Shoulder Board I.D. Help

[Verdun16]

Can anyone give me an ideal of what service and branch wore these and what time period they are from. I got these back in 1993 in Hungary from a friend who got them while he was in Russia. Thanks,

Bryan

[Verdun16]

[Lapa]

Can anyone give me an ideal of what service and branch wore these and what time period they are from. I got these back in 1993 in Hungary from a friend who got them while he was in Russia. Thanks,

Bryan

Bryan,

That would be for a private infantryman 1950's to end of 1960's if memory serves me right.

Marc

Edited April 2, 2008 by Lapa

[Verdun16]

Hi Marc,

Thanks for the help. They are a really nice pair of boards, much nicer than what I thought a grunt private would get but guess it could happen,

Bryan

[Guest Rick Research]

That type-- and enlisted ones have always been much harder to find over here than generals and officers-- are meant to flip over: uniform color on top for field dress, claret color on top for dress wear.

A very neat system!

[SKY MARSHAL]

It is shoulder-straps of Petty Officer (погоны старшины). The rank the "Petty Officer", stands between ranks the "Senior Sergeant" and the "Second Lieutenant" in Soviet Army.