Polish Navy Petty Officer Uniform
Article about: Hello guys, I would be very thankful for your assessment of the Polish Navy Petty Officer (Bosman) Uniform which I have recently acquired. I have doubts mostly about the Hat Eagle.
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Sorry guys I am away on holiday. I love seeing Polish Navy items.
However this uniform is made up in my opinion. Polish Navy Petty Officers (Bosmani) wore bulion embroided eagles on their caps which are VERY scarce, I have only seen a handfull originals. That is the first alarm, the second alarm are the rank stripes, these are postwar, wartime ones had a layer of red felt/wool:
Here is a photo of a rank stripe I used to own:
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/attac...e-img_0748.jpg
Plus I don't like the cheap dodgy way they are sewn on, anyone in the Military knows this is a major no no.
I don't have my books however I am 99% certain there is something wrong with position of them also, wartime Bosmani wore them on the bottom half of the sleeve.
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The Peaked cap is by Gieves .. a well known, and probably best manufacturer of Naval officers hats ..
Gary J.
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I have checked in the Polish Army Museum and literature. Basically Cichociemny was right - position of the rank is wrong and it is post-war patch (period patches had red underlining). Tunic looks genuine though at it seems like somebody attached post-war Petty Officer (Bosman) patches to the WW2 other ranks sailor's uniform.
For the reference below picture of Polish Petty Officer WW2 jacket attributed to Bosman L. Nowaczyk of ORP "Garland".
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