Ushanka - pics of my ushanka in detail.
Superbly warm, I couldn't go another winter without wearing it. It was 4 degrees farenheit when I took this pic. If the winds were a bit stronger I would have had to drop the earflaps. Aside from it's practicality in cold weather, it screams "Soviet" and is unmistakable even at a distance.
A close up of the front showing the cockade. The new Russian Federation cockade is quite different. This is, of course, the old Soviet type.
The manufacturers markings. I am told that without the diamond stamp, it would not be genuine military issue.
A "must-have" in any Russophiles collection.