Let me introduce your attention the USHANKA - a military ww2 cap with earflaps made of natural fur for the commanding staff of the Red Army (RKKA), 1940 model, M40. It is present in used but good vintage condition. Extremly rare and perfect ww2 collectible item! Historical reference: A cap with earflaps for privates and command personnel was introduced by order of the USSR People's Commissar of Defense No. 187 of July 5, 1940 based on the experience of the war with Finland, during which the weak protective properties of the standard winter headdress of the Red Army - Budenovka were revealed. Ushanka consists of a cap, a visor and a back cap with headphones tied to a braid. A cap with earflaps for senior, senior and middle command personnel is made of woolen fabric, gray cloth and natural gray fur. Since December 1941, in order to save money, along with cloth and natural fur, it was allowed to use other fabrics for making hats with earflaps, including cotton cloth and gray artificial fur. Also, the senior, senior and middle command personnel were allowed to sew hats at their own expense from natural lamb or gray astrakhan. Military earflaps hat comes with rare Soviet red star cockade badge. Dimensions – inner diameter is 20 cm, the high is 12 cm. The weight is 267 g. SIZE is 58-60.