gimnasterka

[Philippe]

Hi,
I just found this gimnasterka white. The gymnasterka is the "lin", buttons are not marked and it seems rather old..
Who could give me information on this model.
Thanks and regards.
Philippe

[RichieC]

Philippe,

I have seen this type of fabric before. I own a Soviet State Railways M40 (type) tunic that is made of this very same linen that I think dates from 1950X.

As yours' is an M43 Gymnasterka cut, I would think this is perhaps for Militia, NKVD (non-combatant), or one of the many civilian para-military commissariats that existed during the same time frame...

Of course, this is only conjecture on my part... As usual...

[Philippe]

Hi,
Many thanks for the reply "Richie".
I have a photo of an officer with the NKVD such gymnasterka.
I'll watch if I find other information...
Regards.

[Dimas]

The material is not a bad for pre-war-war or early postwar, it is allways the same- "parusina", looks like a good summer walk out type gimnasterka