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1: M1910 sheepskin cap or, "papakha." The band could be turned down to protect the neck and ears. Sometimes worn with a stamped metal cockade of orange and black, pinned to the front.Tony Barton was kind enough to send me a WW2 version Russian sheepskin cap a few years ago. I copied his method and made a WW1 version, since they are different.
2:"Bashlyk," a traditional Russian item; a hood with long tails, made in heavy beige wool. SOTW figure
3: M1881 greatcoat. Superior to the M1911 model for extreme cold. The raspberry red collar patches denote branch of service, in this case, infantry. Attached to the coat, our soldier wears the enlisted ranks St. George's Cross. SOTW figure coat.
4: Leather belt with M1904 brass buckle stamped with the Imperial Eagle.
5: M1893 brown leather cartridge pouch, each hold 6 charger clips of 5 rounds.
6: Blackened leather boots.
7: M1891 "three-line" Mosin Nagant 7.62, with M1891 bayonet, always carried fixed. DML
8: "Linnemann" pattern entrenching tool, with cloth carrier.
9: "Zelinski" pattern gas mask, carried in narrow metal box painted green.
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