Vintage Dark Brown Russian Ushanka Aviator Hat Real Mink Fur Quilt Lining
US Hat Size 7 7/8
Metric Hat Size 61
Inches 23 7/8
Winter Hat.
Snow Hat.
Great in very cold conditions.
Protects Ears from cold.
Can tie ear flaps up.
Excellent condition.
Size 61
-Turned hat inside out to show the great condition of the quiltted lining
*Real Fir - Mink -
*** Owned by my mother in Southern California. Never worn. She liked to buy things just to have them. Kept in smoke free home/walk in closet.
Thanks for looking.
Looking for a nice new home for this beautiful real fur hat.
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Southern California
No Returns but it comes with the eBay guarantee so it's returnable under their terms. Basically if I didn't write /show pictures correctly to match what you are getting.
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About the hat, called the Ushanka:
An ushanka, also called an ushanka-hat (Russian: -, IPA: [apk ank]), is a Russian fur cap with ear-covering flaps that can be tied up to the crown of the cap, or fastened at the chin to protect the ears, jaw, and lower chin from the cold. An alternative is to bend the flaps back and tie them behind the head, which is called "ski-style" this offers less protection from the elements, but much better visibility, essential for high-speed skiing. The dense fur also offers some protection against blunt impacts to the head.
They are also traditionally worn in the Baltic region including Sweden and Finland and the whole eastern European region.
Mink fur ushankas are widely used in the Arctic regions of Russia, protecting the ears and chin of the wearer even from "deep frost", which is around 70 to 40 C (94 to 40 F).
Military-style ushanka of the Soviet Army. Ushanka with ear flaps deployed.
Ushanka with ear flaps folded back "ski-style".
Hats with fur earflaps have been known for centuries, especially in the Balkan countries Serbia, Romania, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, as well as in Northeastern Italy, in the Julian March, Trieste, and surrounding areas where there has been a large Slavic population for centuries. Such hats are also seen in Nordic countries Sweden, Norway and Finland, in the Eurasian and European Slavic countries Russia, Ukraine, Slovenia, Moldova and in Caucasus region in Georgia and Armenia.[2] The design of ushanka with a perfectly round crown was developed in the 17th century when in central and northern Russia a hat with earflaps called treukh was worn.[3] The modern ushanka design from 1917 is also inspired by the Norwegian norvezhka, a hat which was invented by Norwegian arctic explorers. The main difference from the treukh is that the earflaps of the norvezhka were much longer. In addition, Cossacks of the Kuban have influenced the design of modern Ushanka through interaction with peoples from Central Asia and Caucasus. -------------------------
Also known as these type of similar hats in other countries:
Finnish Army Captain
Aarne Juutilainen in the Battle of Kollaa during Winter Warin 1939
Afghanka Aviator hat
Canadian military fur wedge cap
Chullo, an Andean hat of similar design Deerstalker, a double-brimmed cap with earflaps Ggol'[ru] Malahaiandtumaq[kk;ru], a similar Central Asian headgear Papakha, a Caucasian fur hat without ear flaps
Stormy Kromer cap Telogreika Valenki