Chuck In Oregon Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 (edited) I have absolutely no idea whether anyone might be interested in this thread. This is the one and only budennovka I have ever come across for sale, and a decent pilotka. The pictures of the earnest, young and likely doomed aviator are not related to the hats. I just like them and I thought you might. The 12-2-40 note is on the back of the picture of him as a cadet (or possibly a Komsomolist, I suppose) in Arkhangelsk. I lean toward aviation cadet in view of the other photo.As I so often think ... I hope he made it.Chuck Edited December 24, 2005 by Chuck In Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck In Oregon Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 ... And here are the photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 I've never seen a corduroy Bud' before! Are there any markings on either for factory or date?It's always a sobering thought with these pre-war photos: got through the Great Purge... but millions upon millions more before it was all over. Despite being a Junior Sergeant, Sasha looks about 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyFCO Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 I like buds... Chuck, is the star on yours blue or black? Also, any stamps inside? Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyFCO Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Of course, not much better than the bud & zhupan combo! (Yeah, I know that it's a Cav bud with an engineering battalion commander zhupan, but the fabrics looked so nice together on the coat form!) Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Chuck, nice photos. Dave tantalizing glimpse of the "War Room"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck In Oregon Posted December 24, 2005 Author Share Posted December 24, 2005 No, there are no marks on this bud. It is fully lined inside, so where you might expect to see a factory stamp is covered with what appears to be a felt lining.That is a black star you see.I know that it looks something like corduroy, but it really isn't. I never even noticed that pattern -- I thought I was seeing things in the picture -- until I photographed the cap. Then it really stands out and you can see it clearly enough once you know. I think this is more likely duck-cloth or maybe a canvas than corduroy. Corduroy buds? Were there such things?Merry Christmas to all.Chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuliganRS Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 Dave,Really nice!!! I drooled on my keyboard.Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyFCO Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 Really nice!!! I drooled on my keyboard.Thanks Rusty! That pic was taken this AM, so if there's anything anyone would like closeups of, it's all still there! This was my "diversion" after I got priced out of Soviet awards. Still fun, I think. I've sold all of my post Civil War buds off save for one of the border guard ones - I think they're just really pretty. I'm also a sucker for M-1927 visor hats too. The ones I am most proud of are the stack of three Czech Legion hats. When I got my first one, there were only three known in the US. I now own...three! (I'll admit that two of 'em came from overseas, making five known in the US) Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyFCO Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 Here's one of mine in a material close to Chuck's, this one also with a black star. I think that the Red Army made uniforms from any material they could - bought, made, or "liberated"! The next post will have a shot of the inside of the bud.Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyFCO Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 And here's a shot of the inside with the 1922 date stamp and the owner's name - Kimovsky, R. I. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis R Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 Here's one of mine in a material close to Chuck's, this one also with a black star. I think that the Red Army made uniforms from any material they could - bought, made, or "liberated"! The next post will have a shot of the inside of the bud.DaveNavyFCO, it is possible to see a star with a plough?Such stars did not put on these helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodorosl Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Is the engineer zhupan original, if yes can you please post both patches on the arm, thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belaruski Posted March 3, 2007 Share Posted March 3, 2007 Dave, I am also interested in your books! It's nice to see a bookcase not being used for DVD's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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