{"product_id":"bulgarian-peoples-army-olive-green-cossack-shirt-40","title":"Bulgarian People's Army Olive Green Cossack Shirt - Large","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a glance - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e100% Heavy Cotton Material\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 Chest Button Pockets\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShoulder Epaulettes \/ Rank Slides\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEngraved Belt Hooks \u0026amp; Buttons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCossack Style\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEastern Bloc \/ Warsaw Pact Kit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternal Drawstring Waist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJunior Officer's Rank Epaulettes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHook \u0026amp; Eye Collar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1\/4 Length 3 Button Front\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSolid Olive Green Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePit to Pit: 22.5\" | Suggested Size: Large Slim\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve Length: 22\" \/ X Short\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollar to Hem: 25.5\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eVintage Militaria \/ Dated 1967 \/ Cold War Issue \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eGenuine Bulgarian People's Army \/Balgarska Narodna Armiya Surplus\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrades - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrade 1 - In great shape, up for much more use!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAny questions please feel free to ask!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- - - - - - -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- - - - - - -\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eLooking for more Bulgarian Items? 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