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Mid 19th century Russian Imperial Army's Grenadier regiment Guards officer parade mundir.

Blue-green tunic with a white piped standup red collar, bib and cuffs. 20 gilt domed relief Russian eagle buttons. Large embroidered gold bullion grenade flames on red cuff tabs. Red piped skirt with four buttons. Minor holes on shoulders and liner, some losses on the emroidery. Black cloth lining. Circa 1870s.

Model 1909 Russian Imperial Army's parade supervest of the Life Guards Cavalry regiment .

Red body with scalloped black bottom trimmed in wide back and yellow ribbon. Hook/loop fasteners on the shoulders and sides. Large silvered brass Russian Imperial eagle badge applied to the chest. Original cotton padded lining. Very minor wear.

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Russian Imperial Army's Heavy Cavalry Guards Cuirassier officer Koller.

Fine green wool body with flat silver tress with red borders., running down both open front sides and continuing over and around the red standup collar. Red cuffs with same tress pointed upward above the cuff with a silver button. A set of 14 hooks/loops act as front fasteners in the place of buttons. Reverse has a red piping on the scalloped skirt and continuing upto the shoulder and coming down the back of the arm seam. Cloth belt holder with a silver button on back waist. 6 silver buttons on skirt. Silk lining consists of a white upper section and a lower red. Expected minor wear on edge of collar and some fading on sleeve - otherwise in very good condition. Circa 1890-1900.

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Russian Imperial Guards Heavy Cavalry Cuirassier officer Gala dress tunic.

Dark blue wool pocketless tunic with red standup collar, large cuffs and red piping around shoulders, down arms, on skirt and up to shoulders. Aged-tone gold tape with 3 red stripes - around collar, down front and around cuffs. Two matching buttons on each cuff. 10 eyelets and 10 hooks on each side front for fastening, Thread loops and 2 polished copper buttons on shoulders to accommodate shoulder boards. Partially padded black silk lining. Some wear on tape along top of collar.

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Russian Imperial Army's Guards Hussar officer Dolman.

Quality deep red fabric with gold bullion chain cord piping around standup collar and along the entire border of tunic. Same type gold bullion chain cord frogging, pocket outline, six loop designs on skirt and extending up back to below shoulders. Front has ten gold domed Russian eagle buttons, reverse has 8 matching buttons. Cuffs have gold bullion cord loop designs in a pointed pattern extending to elbows. Three 1-inch section of gilt cord are missing on left cuff. Gold wire with a knot slide.eagle buttons shoulder boards. Original white lining tattered along waist. Circa 1900.

Russian Imperial Army Life Guards Hussar regiment of His Majesty general's Pelisse Attila (Ташка) .

Fine ribbed quality ivory white tunic with gold bullion chain cord frogging and wide gold tape decorated with "general's" zig-zag pattern. Pointed minaret - with gold loop designs on cuffs. Ten gilt domed Russian eagle buttons and five gilt brass twisted barrel clasp buttons. Fur standup collar, on cuffs and border of the entire tunic. Six gold bullion chain designs on skirt, extending up to shoulders and below collar. Two gilt matching buttons on shoulders. Maroon lining, one stain on back shoulder and some fur worn on back of the collar, but overall in very good condition. Splendid example of a very high rank garment of the hussar regiment which had the most expensive uniforms in the Russian Imperial army. Museum quality.

Extremely rare uniform of a WW1 era Russian Imperial Army's elite 1917 First Woman's Death Battalion.

Consisting of a female cut Gimnasterka tunic. "Female" right-to-left central button plank and vertical stitching on the chest. First Woman's Death Battalion NCO shoulder boards, Imperial army buttons and red-and-black (blood and death colors) V-chevron. Death Battalion Visor cap. NCO visor cap in khaki wool with Death battalion's large Death Head cockade. Both items are in superb original condition (minor wear and several very minor holes). Of extreme rarity.

In the wake of the March 1917 Revolution, the armed forces became a hotbed of political discussion, active warfare taking a back seat. However, this didn't apply to all; and by May of 1917, several proposals had been put to prevent further deterioration of forces. It has decided to harness this enthusiasm, and various units were recruited during the build-up to the 1917 Summer offensive. Woman's "Battalions of Death" were also raised, but they were mainly a propaganda exercise. However, the battalion saw some front action and the remains of the1st Woman's Death Battalion provided the Provisional Government's last line of defense outside of the Winter Palace in November of 1917 on the night of the Bolshevik coup.

Soviet submarine commander's uniform with cased dirk

Comprising of a uniform dagger with blade dated 1946. Gilt brass mounted hilt with yellow grip, black leather covered scabbard, gilt brass mounts, the throat etched with fouled anchor and sailship. Now in later green baize lined case with associated gold bullion parade wastebelt. Pattern 1943 four pocket, fully lined blue wool officer's tunic, the gold bullion shoulder boards with 2nd lieutenant insignia. Black wool naval officer's visor cap with white piping, gold bullion lace and chinstrap and multi-element bullion and enamel badge, Lining with Odessa make's stamp. Black leather belt and pistol holster, interior of flap with inked inscription. Kraftsoff

Soviet Air Force Marshall's uniform with dirk

Comprising of blue/ grey twill siz button breasted tunic, the sky blue wool facings and trim with gold bullion lacing, the gold bullion shoulder boards with silver bullion insigia of a Marshall of the Soviet Airforce. Fully lined. Grey elastique visor cap with gold bullion lacing and cord and multi-element enamel badge. Lining dated 1944. Uniform dirk with double edged blade. Gilt brass-mounted hilt with yellow grip, the pommel molded with 1946-56 pattern Soviet coat-of-arms. Black leather covered scabbard with gilt brass mounts, front of throat teched with Air Force insignia over a rayed sun, reverse with fighter planes flying over the Kremlin tower. Associated gold bullion belt without hangers.

A rare Soviet ca. 1960s Fleet Admiral uniform

Fully lined black wool double breasted tunic with gold bullion shoulder boards, sleeve and lapel insignia for a Fleet Admiral of the Soviet Navy. Left breast with extensive ribbon group (49 awards) and official replacement Hero of the Soviet Union medal. Complete with visor cap and trousers en suite and with gold bullion belt with dagger suspension mounts.

WW1 era army officer's field cap.

Made of light green material with fibre visor (painted green), green leather chinstrap, leather sweatband lined with period newspapers for better moisture absorption, and grey cloth liner. Russian Imperial army officer's cockade. Size: 58, Manufacturer's stamp of a Saint Petersburg maker. This visor cap is made of a special "Schengen" material with interweaving threads of slightly different colors which supposed to provide for camouflage function. Uniforms made from this material were experimental in the Russian army during the war and are rarely seen.

Very good (used) original condition, showing very minor wear.

 

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