ABOUT THE PRODUCT
In the Soviet Union, the Garrison cap was known as pilotka (пилотка,
from "pilot" — the original cap was a part of the air force pilots' uniform
in World War I). It was the most common type of cap used by the Red Army
during WWII and after until the 1980s. The pilotka was worn during the summer
season instead of the winter ushanka hat.
DETAILS & CARE
~ PILOTKA CAP / GARRISON CAP / SIDE CAP ~
ORIGINAL & AUTHENTIC PRODUCT
PILOTKA CAP WITH THE RED ARMY BADGE
CAP SIZE: # 6 - 6 7/8 / S - M / 21.2'' - 22'' / 54cm - 56cm
# 7 - 8 / L - XL / 22.5'' - 23.5'' / 58cm - 60cm
FULL LENGHT APPROX. 10.5'' - 11'' / 27cm - 28cm
ONE COLOR: KHAKI MILITARY / CAMO LIGHT GREEN
MATERIAL: GABARDINE / COTTON
Use Dry Clean or Hand Wash Cold Warm
MADE in USSR / 1968 - 1988
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HISTORY / TYPES / FACTS -
ABOUT PILOTKA CAP:
In the Soviet Union, the Garrison cap was known as pilotka (пилотка, from "pilot" — the original cap was a part of the air force pilots' uniform in World War I). It was the most common type of cap used by the Red Army during WWII and after until the 1980s. The pilotka was worn during the summer season instead of the winter ushanka hat. It continues to be worn in modern Russia, although more in the Air Force and the Navy, especially among the submariners, where it's compactness is inherently practical, while in the Ground Forces it's been more or less displaced by the kepi and the beret as an undress headgear, although it remains in the regulations. Navy tropical uniform also features the peculiar vizored pilotka, to protect its wearers from the sun.
Gabardine is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, trousers, uniforms, windbreakers and other garments. The modern use of the term for a fabric rather than a garment dates to Thomas Burberry, who invented the fabric & revived the name in 1879. Clothing made from gabardine is generally labelled as being suitable for dry cleaning only, as is typical for wool textiles. Gabardine may also refer to the twill-weave used for gabardine fabric, or to a raincoat made of this fabric.