Bulgarian People's Army Olive Green Cossack Shirt - Medium

At a glance - 

• 100% Heavy Cotton Material
• 2 Chest Button Pockets
• Shoulder Epaulettes / Rank Slides
• Engraved Belt Hooks & Buttons
• Cossack Style
• Eastern Bloc / Warsaw Pact Kit
• Internal Drawstring Waist
• Hook & Eye Collar
• Junior Officer Rank
• 1/4 Length 3 Button Front
• Solid Olive Green Colour

• Chest Size: 43" | Suggested Size: Medium Regular
• Sleeve Length: 22.5" / X Short 
• Collar to Hem: 24.5" 

• Vintage Militaria / Cold War Issue / Dated 1972
• Genuine Bulgarian People's Army /Balgarska Narodna Armiya Surplus

Grades - 

• Grade 1 - In good shape for its age being a previous issued piece. Some general signs of prior use, namely the back belt loops being missing, so those holes may want to be sewn up, but over all ready for much more wear.

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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