My interest lies directly within the transitional period from the older style uniforms to the new Spetsodezhda uniforms which occurred in the early 1980's and lasted well into the Russian Federation before being fully phased out of service. The most interesting thing about the Spetsodezhda uniform design is that it was a departure from its predecessors and set the stage for all Soviet uniforms that would follow.
Anyway now on to the uniforms!
1st Pattern Spetsodezhda dated 1984:
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) Borderguardsummerjacket](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/Borderguardsummerjacket.jpg)
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) Borderguardsummerpants](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/Borderguardsummerpants.jpg)
2nd pattern Spetsodezhda Dated 1988:
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) CIMG0615](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/Trade/CIMG0615.jpg)
2nd pattern Spetsodezhda winter weight left dated 1991 right dated 1988:
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) CIMG0761](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/CIMG0761.jpg)
Still unidentified Spetsodezhda oversuit no tags no markings but the quality points to it being of soviet origin not some made up thing as suggested in Dennis Desmond's book:
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) CIMG0724](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/CIMG0724.jpg)
Now on to headgear:
Spetsodezhda Panamas right is 2nd pattern dated 1991 right is first pattern (only pins up on one side) and dated 1986:
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) CIMG0734](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/CIMG0734.jpg)
Spetsodezda Beret dated 1984:
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) CIMG0727](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/CIMG0727.jpg)
Spetsodezda visor caps both dated 1984 right field used left in mint condition:
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) CIMG0729](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/CIMG0729.jpg)
Spetsodezda kepis (I have a few) various dates 80's to early 90's:
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) CIMG0618](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/Trade/CIMG0618.jpg)
Last but not least Soviet border guard visor caps 1980's dated:
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) CIMG0198](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/stuff/CIMG0198.jpg)
Reference pictures:
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) 108640558](https://2img.net/h/ra.spetsnaz.su/w/images/0/01/108640558.jpg)
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) Image:Shrubbery](http://ra.spetsnaz.su/wiki/Image:Shrubbery.jpg)
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) 883b7de36882](https://2img.net/h/b.foto.radikal.ru/0601/883b7de36882.jpg)
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) 964566618](https://2img.net/h/yangi-kala.ucoz.ru/_ph/23/2/964566618.jpg)
![Soviet KGB Border Guards(PV) Wmnormalimg0001](https://2img.net/h/i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff139/ComradeKazimir/wmnormalimg0001.jpg)