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Thread: Cold war Soviet clothing

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    Default Cold war Soviet clothing

    Found this today from the good old days ... this is what you call cold whether gear ,,

    http://www.13thguardspoltavaskaya.com/misc.html

    Love it
    Twodogs
    "Carry light, freeze at night"

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    OMG the 3rd Shock Army, where's my Charlie G?

    Not seen that kind of gear in years LOL.

    Liam
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    We never seen it mate becouse thay never arrived ,,,, thankfully ..lol

    Twodogs
    "Carry light, freeze at night"

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    The page im getting looks like mostly ww2 era stuff, a lad i used to know had a post war sheepskin lined(canvas on outside) soviet coat ive never come across a heavier coat than that it was seriously HEAVY.

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    What a gem Cliff. The singing is pretty good too.
    To protect yourself, you must protect everything that is not yourself.

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    Nice one Cliff! Interesting read...
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    The bed roll is interesting, the way it folds and becomes shaped to hang round the shoulder.

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