True or not about the Ushanka need help.

[Rakan Arekat]

Well I bought this Ushanka from a person, it said authentic Russian Ushanka, then I asked him if it was legit, he said it was a Bulgarian one, but it was used during world war 2. Should I believe it or not, please help.

[wizardman]

My understanding is the Bulgarian ones were made in the 50s...you need to post pictures

[Gunny Hartmann]

I thought the ushanka was only introduced to the Bulgarian military during the 1950s!...
WW2 Bulgarian winter hats looked very similar to this!...

[Rakan Arekat]

Well I told him that they were made in the 50's but he has not replied back, also here is a picture of what it looked like on the images.
http://www.soviet-power.com/pictures/UshHatNew.jpg

But I did not get it from soviet power his picture just looks like the soviet power one.

[Jerry B]

You need to show images of the actual cap, not one that looks the same, as the subtle differences might escape you but not someone here.

Jeez, I'll post a picture of a friends cat and ask whether my cat is pure siamese for fecks sake

[Adrian Stevenson]

Bulgarian made Ushankas are post war.

But they are very close in look to a wartime Soviet one. If you want it for living history, they are an excellent choice. I use one for that myself.

Cheers, Ade.

[Rakan Arekat]

Well I just bought it and he is shipping it, and that's what his picture looks like.

[Rakan Arekat]

I would just like to know if it was used in world war 2 since he said so.

[Adrian Stevenson]

No. They are post war.

[Rakan Arekat]

Well does anyone know where I can get a real soviet ushanka? And the Bulgarian one, did soviets also use that when they did not have there ushanka?