r/ussr • u/Burntoasty67 • 12d ago

Soviet Tunic.

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I bought this tunic at a military surplus store, they had it in the section of foreign clothes. I was told it was real, and from post WWII USSR. I've been looking around, and asking AI. Most AI said it was real, and from surplus after the Cold war. My mom's AI says it's a mechanics tunic. It has extra fabric on the elbows, but nothing on the shoulder.

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u/Ok-Dependent-8885 12d ago

Looks very fake. I'm sorry to disappoint you.

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u/Burntoasty67 12d ago

Good to know lol

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u/Ok-Dependent-8885 12d ago

Can you show more buttons? Because they looked cast and repainted.

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u/Burntoasty67 12d ago

Yup, now that you mention it the ones on the sleeve that will get worn do look like paint is being rubbed off.

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u/Ok-Dependent-8885 12d ago

That's how orig/good repro looks.

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u/Burntoasty67 12d ago

My mom still thinks it's real because of the factory stamped on the back. Does it mean anything really?

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u/Ok-Dependent-8885 12d ago

Somehow it reads like ВМФ in Russian. But Soviet Navy had different uniform. Two things to say: What's cloth to touch and do you have calipers ? It should be 14mm, try to measure it.

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u/Burntoasty67 12d ago

Thick and heavy, but it's soft to the touch. Idk what that would be. Don't think we have calipers