Description
Postwar Finnish m/36 Summer Blouse made in 1951.
The Finnish military m/36 Summer Blouse derives from the old Imperial Russian summer blouses. While the similarities are not quite apparent, the m/36 is the last version of the summer blouses, all of which introduced some changes to the previous models. The post war m/36 Summer Blouses are essentially identical to the very late war issued m/36 Summer Blouses and they were used well into the 60’s.
This summer blouse is made from similar cloth as the wartime ones, but there is no colour difference between the face and reverse of the fabric. The blouse is essentially identical to the late war ones and without seeing the stamps it would be hard to tell the difference. Pockets, belt loops and epaulettes have wartime metal dish buttons and the front closure has wartime metal dish buttons too. There is only one, almost unnoticeable, repair on the left elbow on this blouse. It is in very good condition. The sleeves have been lengthened with fabric from another blouse, but they can be easily converted back.
The blouse is stamped with SA-cartouche, VPu Int 51 stamp for manufacturer name and manufacturing year of 1951. The size is 48 B, which is for a 167 cm to 175 cm tall man with a chest circumference of 96 cm.
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