Kepka-afganka

A Syriyka buttoned up
A Syriyka deployed

The kepka-afganka (Russian: ке́пка-афга́нка [ˈkʲepkɐːvˈɡankə]) is a balaclava-like khaki headgear commonly issued by the Soviet Army during the Afghan War.[1][2] It is also called Syriyka in English-speaking countries, since its name derives from Syria, inasmuch as they were first issued in the 1970s for overseas service in desert or tropical climates such as Syria,[3] Angola, Vietnam, and Cuba, and eventually during the earliest stages of the Afghanistan campaign.[4]

The kepka-afganka is a field cap made from sturdier cotton and featuring ear flaps which could be unbuttoned and lowered to protect the ears was supplied with the afghanka uniform.[5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ebay.com/sch/items/?_nkw=syriyka&_sacat=&_ex_kw=&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_sop=12&_fpos=&_fspt=1&_sadis=&LH_CAds=
  2. ↑ http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154239
  3. ↑ http://www.sovietarmystuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=966
  4. ↑ http://www.sovietstores.com/soviet-uniform/soviet-russian-army-m-1969-tropical-tunic-syriyka.
  5. ↑ Camouflage Uniforms of the Soviet Union and Russia, Dennis Desmond, Schiffer Military History, copyright 1998, ISBN 0-7643-0462-3

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