M 40 Soviet Winter hat

**Dimas** · 06-17-2009, 03:11 PM

M40/41 Soviet Winter hat , the 41 prefics is the cap without the fur, last time I met the cap like that was about 5 years ago, that is the rare cap, whic was oficially made only in 1941 year, but I have seen some examples made in 1942 year too. I won it in E-bay, I 'am affraid I will never get one like that. Just I've replace the star due of that one M40 star is proper for that cap.

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 06-17-2009 03:11 PM

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**Adrian Stevenson** · 06-17-2009, 08:20 PM

Hi Dimas, thanks for showing it. I had never seen nor even heard of this style before.

Cheers, Ade.

**Paul D** · 06-17-2009, 08:30 PM

Very nice Dim is htere any reason that they made the cap in 1941 without the fur ?

**Dimas** · 06-17-2009, 08:41 PM

Cheaper, and easiest, Paul

**guscanoesp** · 06-17-2009, 08:46 PM

Dimas,

Nice winter hat, and it seems to be in a very condition too.

Regards,

Gus

**Wesley's Dad** · 06-19-2009, 01:26 AM

Dimas,

I have one such as this. My theory is that it is not a particular style or purposeful thing, but that the furless exterior is just the end of the bolt of fake fur material. The ends of that bolt of material was probably just the substrate or backing material due to manufacturing methods and if you compare these furless types to the more common fur ones, you can see that the furless material is the same material used to back the fur on fur hats. Look where the fur is worn away on a fur hat and you will see what I mean. It was simply used in expedience to waste nothing.