Description
Postwar Finnish m/36 Summer Blouse made in 1958.
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 coat-of-arms buttons. The chest has wartime metal dish buttons. There is fraying on the right pocket flap and left wrist, a couple of small repairs on the left sleeve and large repairs on both wrists. The left epaulette has also been replaced. Otherwise, the blouse is in good condition.
The blouse is stamped with SA-cartouche, VPu Int 58 stamp for manufacturer name and manufacturing year of 1958. The size is 52 A, which is for a 166 cm to 176 cm tall man with a chest circumference of 104 cm.
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