My Yugoslan National Army equpment and uniform collection

[Valter Gorenc]

Kurt, Bob, some nice items there! I like doctor's tunic alot and M-48 sniper rifles are not that easy to find!

Yugo items (not all) are abundant in ex-yugoslav countries, abroad they are harder to find and on e-bay you get them usually way overpriced and even not the correct ones.

Bob, if Kurt won't help you I can find you a belt, y-strap and holster, just drop me PM.

There were no cap in this yellow cammo pattern - only the hood which was worn over helmet or regular field cap (titovka). There appear field caps (titovkas) in this pattern, but these are POST 1991 unofficially made.

[STEBALIN]

Nice items!
I got a JNA infantry uniform a couple months ago with a Titovka and I fell in love with the set. now i´m trying to complete the award group of the ribbon bar, but as Valter said, items -especially awards- are rather expensive. I managed to get also a set of miniatures. I will post some pictures when I can get a camera

[seb16trs]

Originally Posted by STEBALIN

Nice items!
I got a JNA infantry uniform a couple months ago with a Titovka and I fell in love with the set. now i´m trying to complete the award group of the ribbon bar, but as Valter said, items -especially awards- are rather expensive. I managed to get also a set of miniatures. I will post some pictures when I can get a camera

Esteban I'd be pleased to see one or two pictures of these...

[STEBALIN]

Originally Posted by seb16trs

Esteban I'd be pleased to see one or two pictures of these...

Here you go! Enjoy

http://imageshack.us/g/196/dscf5796y.jpg/

[seb16trs]

great! thank you! If I'm right, this is a service uniform. You must find a visro cap now...

[STEBALIN]

I haven´t been able to find a visor cap, so the Titovka will have to do in the meantime. But I have seen this uniform/titovka set worn by non-officers in Yugoslav pictures and movies.
I´d like to get a belt to complete it too.

[Valter Gorenc]

You have a nice zastavnik 1. klase (faenrich/ensign 1st class - I don't know exact translation, it's the highest NCO rank) service uniform there! The summer soldier's titovka is from earlier period, 50-60-early70s. This set made a long jounrey to the other side of the world.

[STEBALIN]

Thanks for your kind comment, Valter.
Does the titovka match this uniform?
I´ve seen it worn here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEspyTBceNY (at minute 6:03) and in other pictures which I can´t find right now.

Now I´m looking forward to get those medal miniatures in my hands so I can show them to you.

[Valter Gorenc]

Your titovka is for enlisted men, NCOs and officers wore different ones, with thin red or gold piping at the top. In very early days officers and NCOs wore unpiped titovkas too, but your jacket is from 80's. I'll try to post some pictures of officer's titovka.

In movies, inaccuarences like this do occure. I don't know from which period is this movie, but if it's from early days (40s.-50s) the pilots wouldn't wear modern flying helmets, but leather helmets.

[STEBALIN]

Thanks for clearing that, Valter
The movie is from 1968.

[Ross Lee]

Very nice to see,thanks.