Original Soviet WWII M1943 Uniform Gymnastyorka Blouse - Wartime Blouse with Infantry Boards, Guards Badge & Early Production Victory Medal - Outstanding Field Repairs
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Original Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous Soviet M1943 uniform blouse which shows very heavy field use with near countless field repairs across the front and back. The blouse has infantry shoulder boards, a Guards badge, and an early production victory medal that has been on the uniform since World War II. These do not come up often!
The Guards’ Badge is a screwback variant with a maker’s mark on the screw. It has been stuck onto the uniform for decades upon decades.
The blouse is in very good shape with both its purple/burgundy-piped shoulder boards still intact and sewn directly onto the shoulders. There are a myriad of small cloth repairs in the fabric across the back of the blouse and many more near the front. This shows evidence of being a heavily field-worn example that saw a great deal of combat. If only it could talk!
Gymnastyorka was a Russian military smock comprising a pullover-style garment with a standing collar having double button closure. Additionally, one or two upper chest pockets, with or without flaps, may have been worn. It had provision for shoulder boards and sometimes reinforced elbows and cuffs. The Tsarist version had the standing collar while the M35 version had a stand-and-fall collar which was replaced with the standing collar in the M43 version. The Soviet Military M35 version usually had hidden buttons. A double breasted version (kitel) for officers of all ranks existed during the Tsarist period.
A lovely uniform ready for further research and display.
Approximate Measurements
Collar to shoulder: 10"
Shoulder to sleeve: 23”
Shoulder to shoulder: 16"
Chest width: 22.5”
Waist: 22.5"
Hip: 25"
Front length: 30.5"
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