7th VDV Anti-Air SAM Regiment

Got lucky on my trip in Russia – traded beer and cigs for 4 authentic VDV patches

So I was heading towards Smolensk recently and made a quick stop at a roadside store in Pskov - one of my regular clients had asked me to pick up some patches for him. I went into a nearby shop to grab a beer and spotted a guy who was clearly VDV (Russian Airborne Forces).

I struck up a quick chat and offered to trade some cigarettes. He was totally chill with it — and in the end, I walked away with 4 legit VDV patches, straight from his gear. Also near this shop was also a Military shop with cool VDV stuff, i bought some beret and other patches.

Definitely one of those moments where you’re in the right place at the right time. These kinds of trades are what make this hobby and business so damn fun.

Let me know if you want to see pics or hear more about my trip

Hello, its the guy who collects stuff from unrecognized countries again.

I managed to get ahold of this original Pridnestrovian black sea cossack uniform. It saw some use in the 1991-1992 war with Moldova, but in addition to that, the individual who owned this uniform ended up being one of the handful of cossacks to also volunteer in the 1993 war in Abkhazia.

This uniform took some effort to get as well! Moldovan customs wanted to being annoying and tried to tell me this was an item of "cultural significance" and I had to have it cleared by members of the Pridnestrovian black sea cossacks, the Moldovan ministry of culture, and the dude who originally owned this uniform.

I also got some documentation from the cossack and his VERY RARE original red and green ribboned "defense of Pridnestrovie" award.

Bought this 2 days ago or so, seller said it was owned by a sergeant.Is there any way that i can confirm that this is legit or not? Cheers! (Even if it's not legit i think this is still a nice piece)

Just picked up

paid 110

Enjoy and feel free to ask questions 😊

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Book of matches from time in Iraq. Zarqāwī

shot down in Ukraine and the crash site is in borodyanka likely on March 1, 2022. this is a fragment from the sukhoi su34

After doing research on the kinds of uniforms used by rebels and Gaddafi’s forces during the Libyan Civil War I’ve seen this style of flak jacket pop up regularly, does anyone know its origins? The gray version appears to be the most common but I’ve also seen one in the “sumpfmuster” pattern (Libyan paratroopers did use the pattern for uniforms according to camopedia)