Soviet Union
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Army |
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Spetznez |
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Border Guards, KGB |
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Known Items
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Jacket, Trousers, Parka, Winter Trousers, Cap |
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Notes
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The Stair Step pattern is probably the most famous of all Soviet camo patterns. For whatever reason many collectors took to calling this the"Laser" or "Computer" pattern even though the first use of it was in late 1944, long before there were lasers or computers. It was generally issued to boarder guards, KGB, and other specialized troops. The standard uniform is the usual Soviet cut, as is the two piece winter suit.
Recently some sort of oversuit has been seen in this pattern worn by Russian troops in Chechniya, but I have no more information on this likely commercially produced item. |
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Army, Airforce, Marines |
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Jacket, Trousers, Parka, Winter Trousers, Cap |
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Army, Airforce, Marines |
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Jacket, Trousers, Cap |
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Spetznez KLMK |
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Known Items
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Overalls, Mask, Beret |
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One of my favorite patterns is this KLMK outfit. They came in four different patterns; Tropical, Mountain, Desert, and European. The one pictures above are the European and Desert versions. All the uniforms are made out of a very light weight cotton and consist of jacket, pants, beret, and face mask. Unfortunately, mine came without the facemask and beret. Fortunately, I didn't pay $500 for a set like I saw 10 years ago :-)
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Recently I received what may or may not be an original issue Soviet Bicolor Woodland jacket. The pattern was issued in 1989-1990 to airborne and Spetsnaz units only. It is extremely rare and documentation is not all that good. It comes in at least a summer and winter set, however apparently some other garments were also produced. What I have appears to be one of the latter. The fabric and colors are consistant with the military issue, but the cut is completely unique. Its most unique feature are three folds of fabric running around the entire jacket just below the armpits and above the hips. These folds were made during the original manufacturing process and have no function at all as far as I can tell. Very odd! In any case, this is a great looking pattern and I am quite happy to have an example of it.
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Hollywood |
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Known Items
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Smock, Trousers, M43 Cap |
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During the last phase of the Cold War Hollywood churned out a classic anti-Communist movie entitled Red Dawn. The attention to detail was quite admirable for a mass market film, even if the plot was totally ridiculous. After the film surplus sets were sold off, probably most made after the film from leftover cloth. They could be bought fairly easily for a while, for example US Cavalry (IIRC) had them. As you can see, it is a unique pattern and not at all related to any Soviet patterns. It is included here because, well, it needs to be put somewhere!
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