UNKNOWN R.S.R. MILITARY COAT.

[New Connaught Ranger]

Hallo Gents,




Can anybody tell me who would have been issued this item?

A short length, heavy jacket, thin red stripe on the arms, 4 buttons, no sign of any shoulder boards for rank ever being fixed to the shoulders.
Maker Label:- C. Bacau.

Inside pocket inked stamped stamped:- 1979.

Kevin in Deva.

[New Connaught Ranger]

Any ideas Kevin in Deva.

[d1ragos]

Hi ,
I C Bacau came from INTREPRINDEREA DE CONFECTII BACAU , named today DAN INTERNATIONAL and before that SC ASCO BACAU SA.
I'll try to find someone working there for more informations about the coat.
As far as I remember the red color from the stripe is the red color used by the medical corps in the Romanian Army before 1989.
I-ll keep you inform.

[d1ragos]

The stamp has been issued by the manufacturer (Confectia Bacau ) after the quality control and it contain the order , the year , the size , the manufacturer and the standard used (NID....).
I have sent yours photos to Bacau for more info.

[d1ragos]

There is the answer from Bacau:
The label above the pocket was the manufacturer trade mark for the romanian market , for export they used a different type of label.
The inked stamp has been issued by the manufacturer and was used only for garments made for the romanian army (in that case )
-the upside down number (not inside the border) represent the number of the garment
-then was the name of the factory
-Lot No. represent the order number
-TALIA II GROS 50 represent the size of the jacket
-ANUL CONF. represent the year when the jacket was made-1979
-N.I.D. -NORME INTERNE DEPARTAMENTALE that number has to be issued only for garments made for the romanian army- in that case .
Any complaining regarding the jacket must contain those numbers in order that the complain can go directly to the manufacturer.
At the time when your jacket was made , half of the factory production was made for the army.
They confirmed that that jacket is an original one.
All my best

[New Connaught Ranger]

Many thanks for the concise information with regards this item.

Now anybody got any pictures of it in wear?

Kevin in Deva.

[Cristian]

The same tipe of winter short coat ,but without red stripe, was worn by "trupele de securitate".They also wear skiing boots, called " VM-uri" (abreviation from " vanatori de munte").Unfortunately, i don't have pictures wearing the winter coat.

[Petre]

As I can see, the internal doublage is silky, so it was for officiers, sub-officiers or mil. students. The strip seems to be purple, not red. That was the medical corp, but I don't remember how the fireman corp was. About missing shoulder slides ??? that was unusual.