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  2. Uniforms and insignia of the Red Army (1917–1924) - Wikipedia

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    4: This second pattern budenovka's abnormally large black engineer star lacks the red edging typical of the branch. The brass buttons are embossed with the hammer and plough. 5: Another second pattern example this one being made of corduroy for summer use. The buttons are covered in corduroy and the star lacks the black inner edging.

  3. Ammunition boot - Wikipedia

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    It was a pattern of ammunition boot with woven cotton laces, a plain-leather counter, and lacked the leather toe cap. It was created to save leather and increase production. To reinforce the boot and increase wear the B2 series had a horizontal seam between the parts of the upper and the "B5" series had rivets between the vamp and quarters.

  4. Pattern grading - Wikipedia

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    Pattern shifting: Pattern shifting involves increasing the overall dimensions of a pattern by moving it around at a constant distance. After the pattern is moved, the outline is redrawn in order to produce the same results as cut-and-spread. Computer grading: Computer grading is the most recent development in grading technology.

  5. Combat boot - Wikipedia

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    The boot was made of tanned cowhide with a half middle sole covered by a full sole. Iron plates were fixed to the heel. It was a great improvement, however it lacked waterproofing. It soon evolved into the 1918 Trench Boot, also called the Pershing Boot after General John Pershing, who oversaw its creation. The boot used heavier leather in its ...

  6. Clothing terminology - Wikipedia

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    The Nehru jacket is a uniform jacket without lapels or collars, popularized by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. The Bloomer Costume was a type of women's clothing introduced in the Antebellum period, that changed the style from dresses to a more male-type style, which was devised by Amelia Bloomer .

  7. Police uniforms in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Many early uniforms had loose-fitting jackets that would conceal a police officer's equipment, such as truncheon and sidearm. Beginning in the 1930s, officers more frequently began wearing their personal gear on a Sam Browne belt worn outside the coat, for ease of access.

  8. U.S. Army M1943 uniform - Wikipedia

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    M-43 Field Jacket M-1943 Combat Service Boots. The U.S. Army's M1943 uniform was a combat uniform manufactured in windproof cotton sateen cloth introduced in 1943 to replace a variety of other specialist uniforms and some inadequate garments, like the M1941 Field Jacket.

  9. Tanker boot - Wikipedia

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    An unauthorized variant of the tanker boot is the cavalry boot, or 'cav boot', which is higher above the ankle (in imitation of riding boots worn by the old horse cavalry) and might be worn by soldiers assigned to armored cavalry squadrons and scout units. The cavalry boots are more commonly seen being worn by officers in armored cavalry units.