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uniforms did not have gold piping around the collar tabs. Originally the uniforms were made with green plastic buttons for all enlisted men - in 1973 these were changed to polished brass, while officers retained their green plastic buttons. The Obr.69 featured a button-up tunic, doing away with the
Gymnastorka-type tunics which had been used by the Russian army for nearly a hundred years. One possible reason for the change was the likelihood of
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Everyday/Field uniform. Although this uniform had no official name within the Soviet Military, today it is known in Military collecting circles as the M69, Obr69, or M1969, after the year of its introduction. A slight revision would come in 1973, when the uniform's green plastic buttons were changed to polished brass ones, which were more durable and had a sharper appearance.
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Uniforms were darker in color than enlisted man's summer uniforms, and have subdued green plastic buttons. They also feature branch-of-service colored piping on the trousers, and were worn with a subdued visor cap. Warrant officers wore a version similar to this, but these
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hat and seems to been discontinued after the mid-1970s, as examples today are rare. Another variant is a polyester-cotton blend version of the summer uniform, made from a similar material as the US
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jackboots, also became unpopular once more and more soldiers in
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