Bulgaria Bulgarian Cap & greatcoat

[richk98]

I recently received this cap and greatcoat, my first Bulgarian items as i usually collect WW2 Finnish and Cold War DDR items.

If anyone can provide any information on what branch of service and any idea of what time frame these come from i would greatly appreciate it.

from my limited knowledge i know the rank of the greatcoat is a senior sergeant and i assume the cap is for an officer?

the branch of service colour is very similar to Soviet Interior Ministry troops could this be the Bulgarian equivalent?

many thanks,

Rich

[richk98]

Greatcoat detail

[richk98]

collar patch

sorry about the size of the photos, i guess it's a good advert to upgrade to payed membership!:D

[Stogieman]

Yes, the collar tabs and red is similar to examples I have seen for MVR (Ministry of Interior)

Beyond that, I cannot help.

[richk98]

Yes, the collar tabs and red is similar to examples I have seen for MVR (Ministry of Interior)

Beyond that, I cannot help.

Thanks for taking the time to look, maybe we'll be able to shed some light on exactly what service this is in the future!

Cheers,

Rich

[richk98]

this border guards tunic appears to have the same collar devices, were they part of the MVR set up?

[Stogieman]

Yes, Border Guards, Police, Fire, Internal Security and KDS (Bulgarian Secret Service) all fall under the auspices of the MVR (Ministry of Interior).