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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 22, 2012 22:17:49 GMT -5
I currently have this uniform: www.soviet-power.com/detail.php?pid=1227Apparently, it's an M69. Is this the correct one? I see others like the M43, I don't know which one would be the most appropriate. Help?? Thanks!
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 23, 2012 6:43:21 GMT -5
Bump, tried doing some research, but was ultimately unsuccessful :/ Any input would be greatly appreciated!
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Post by jimmiroquai on Apr 23, 2012 7:34:41 GMT -5
If you're going for a look-a-like that will be passable. But the M35 was by far the most common.
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Post by aj czarkowski on Apr 23, 2012 15:50:45 GMT -5
Nevermind! I'm thinking german uniforms
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 23, 2012 18:43:37 GMT -5
What? ^
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Post by aj czarkowski on Apr 23, 2012 19:10:07 GMT -5
Nothing, I deleted the comment. I said M42 and M43 were more common than M35, but we were talking about russians
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 23, 2012 20:47:40 GMT -5
Oh ok. Then I have the wrong uniform completely :/
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Post by aj czarkowski on Apr 24, 2012 19:12:41 GMT -5
There's very little difference, Soviets didn't really change their uniforms much at all from WWII 1940s through the 1960s cold war era
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 24, 2012 21:44:17 GMT -5
There are huge differences (at least in my eyes) between the 2. The M69 (which I have) is darker and has 2 pockets at the hips, whereas the M43 (the correct one) is lighter and has a pocket on each breast. Also, the collar differs on each. Apparently, I have the wrong belt as well (from doing research).
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 24, 2012 21:48:05 GMT -5
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Post by gadge on Apr 24, 2012 22:39:47 GMT -5
yep that first link is to the modernised m69 uniform that came into service in the 70s
its the wrong cut, fabric and style for WWI. There was a post war gynastorka shirt that was *similar* to wwii patterns but these were phased out by this uniform.
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Post by gadge on Apr 24, 2012 22:40:42 GMT -5
Remember how i'm *alwasy* harping on about books. A 10 dollar osprey book on the red army would have saved you from spending 50 dollars on the wring thing there...
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 25, 2012 5:28:47 GMT -5
Well actually, it was my dad who bought this over a year ago to surprise me. I had no part in buying this. I know it's the thought that counts though. It just didn't occur to me until now to make sure that it was the right one . At the time, this uniform said WW2 in the description, so that was good enough to convince me not to make sure.
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 25, 2012 5:29:43 GMT -5
Very misleading folks on Soviet power.com :/
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Post by gadge on Apr 25, 2012 5:44:48 GMT -5
It doesnt matter *who* bought it, the point is still valid.
Internet stores want to sell you stuff you dont need.
Books generally dont. Internet research is *never* as objective as that from reading up on a subject - especially if you take a stores word for it.
With the ammount of cash your dad and mates are laying out you really should be doing some decent back ground reading for them, if not getting them to do it themselves....
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Post by tommygunner9 on Apr 25, 2012 6:43:53 GMT -5
^Very true.
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Apr 25, 2012 11:41:42 GMT -5
Yea don't trust what online WW2 repro or original stores say. The only website that I have seen that actually tells it how it is pretty much all the time is At the Front.
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