Bulgarian People's Army Cotton Olive Green Cossack Shirt - Large

At a glance - 

• 100% Heavy Cotton Material
• 2 Chest Button Pockets
• Shoulder Epaulettes / Rank Slides
• Embossed Belt Hooks
• Cossack Style
• Eastern Bloc / Warsaw Pact Kit
• Internal Drawstring Waist
• Embossed Star Buttons
• Hook & Eye Collar
• 3/4 Length 3 Button Front
• Solid Olive Green Colour

• Chest Size: 44" | Suggested Size: Large Slim
• Sleeve Length: 24" / Short 
• Collar to Hem: 28" 

• Vintage Militaria / Cold War Issue / Dated 1969
• Genuine Bulgarian People's Army /Balgarska Narodna Armiya Surplus

Grades - 

• Unissued w/ Flaw - New old deadstock, unworn and ready for plenty of use. Due to long term storage there is a slight mark on the back where it was folded. Price reflects this.

Any questions please feel free to ask!

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Vintage and iconic military surplus that saw use for a couple decades back in the Cold War. Designed for the Bulgarian Army as heavy duty summer kit for use in the Balkans, these shirts were made from a rich all cotton material giving great durability.

These shirts have some lovely little features for being a standard issue shirt. There's many quaint touches, from the embossed buttons with a great big star to the internal drawstring for a tailored fit. You'll also find belt hooks to the side, just to keep everything in place. And being truly Slavic in design the shirt is to be worn as a pullover tunic rather than a button up shirt. All in all it is rather apparent Soviet era kit.

What's also wonderful about this shirt is that in the summer months, it actually doubled up as the Bulgarian People's Army dress jacket. There was of course a more formal suit jacket that was worn for ceremonial events, but this was the standard battle dress and in many cases, as parade dress.

They come in solid olive green colours, one a more recognizable shade and another that's more akin to the Swedish army's green hues. This is most probably due to varying quantities of dye, tweaked over the different decades they were manufactured.

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