Original Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendous Soviet M1943 uniform blouse and breeches. The blouse has infantry shoulder boards and a Guards badge 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 Moscow maker’s mark on the screw. It has been stuck onto the uniform for decades upon decades and has a distinct shadow behind it.

The blouse is in fantastic shape with both its purple/burgundy shoulder boards still intact and sewn directly onto the shoulders. There’s a very small tag under the collar but if it originally said something, its since washed away. There is a number written inside the tunic, 79861/3, this could be some sort of soldier’s ID or a museum catalog number from years later. The breeches are also in great shape with a blue elastic band at the back near the buckles. There are not markings on the trousers that we can see. The pants still retain the small strings used to tie the legs tight.

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: 9.5"
Shoulder to sleeve: 24”
Shoulder to shoulder: 18”
Chest width: 23"
Waist width: 21"
Hip width: 24"
Front length: 30"

Pants:
Waist: 15"
Inseam: 27"