Border Guard?

Anyone know if these are Border Guard issue?

Yes.Border Police Forces.
You can tell by the cut of the pants. Old police uniform in the same style ..

Cool, I had a feeling they might have been - Thank you for the help.

Updated to Border Police:
http://www.camouniforms.net/index.php/eastern-europe/bulgaria/splinter-pattern/border-police

What about these ones, do you have any idea what they are?
http://www.camouniforms.net/index.php/eastern-europe/bulgaria/splinter-pattern/467-splinter-pattern-pullover-shirt
http://www.camouniforms.net/index.php/eastern-europe/bulgaria/splinter-pattern/468-2013-05-16-16-18-28

Infantry -late '70....Judging by the covers of your pockets.Camo version of regular OD service uniform.

Neat! I didn't know there was a specific cut for Border Guards. That's not surprising, though, since other countries have slightly different versions for their border guards (Czechoslovak and Polish for example).

Are they difficult to find?

Steve

Necrolust wrote:Infantry -late '70....Judging by the covers of your pockets.Camo version of regular OD service uniform.

Thanks; updated now. Should they also have the star buttons or was it common for these uniforms to have non-star buttons?

I have added another two items now -
2001 Shirt Army?:
http://camouniforms.net/index.php/eastern-europe/bulgaria/splinter-pattern/471-2001-splinter-pattern-shirt

Trousers - no date:
http://camouniforms.net/index.php/eastern-europe/bulgaria/splinter-pattern/472-2013-05-22-16-02-58

Thanks for your help so far, much appreciated.

...Buttons with a star depend on the factory during the communist period. After '80 no buttons with stars.

I guess that sets you one. Pants and shirt That have set. Usually shirt is 100% cotton and trousers is a mixed fabric there is a difference in color. Jacket / parka is always of the same fabric as the pants.
Sets which show quite ordinary soldiers, officers have reinforcements on the knees, butt, elbows and double legs.
Officer double legs

Steve:"Are they difficult to find?"
I'f you want I find...

Necrolust wrote:...Buttons with a star depend on the factory during the communist period. After '80 no buttons with stars.

I guess that sets you one. Pants and shirt That have set. Usually shirt is 100% cotton and trousers is a mixed fabric there is a difference in color. Jacket / parka is always of the same fabric as the pants.
Sets which show quite ordinary soldiers, officers have reinforcements on the knees, butt, elbows and double legs.
Officer double legs

Thanks - some good information.

Do you know which years these trousers would be from:
http://camouniforms.net/index.php/eastern-europe/bulgaria/splinter-pattern/472-2013-05-22-16-02-58
2000s?

Also would they both be Army issue?

Hi Necrolust and others,

Do you happen to have any advice on which year/era these trousers would be from?



Regards,

Infantry..late '90..I suggest.but not sure.

How widespread was the use of these camouflage uniforms during the communist period in the 1970s and 1980s? Was it restricted to air-mobile and reconnaissance units?

How long were the older splinter coveralls used?

This is not overall's this is Para's 'VDCh" uniform I never seen allive one.
Armed Forces use Slinter to late 90's official.But still produce splinter some unit of Border Police,Some Srecial Forces use them for training,Also used in MVR.Later Splinter prodused I've seen is 2006.

that's right 2006 was the latest I have seen, too ... a few hats were produced even as late as 2008, I had 2 bush hats from Sofia made in 2008 ... @Rumen, do you know what backpacks these guys on the picture are using?

I missed seeing Raff's picture until now, so thanks for bumping the thread

I am curious about the hats. I don't think I've seen this type in camouflage before. I have a Communist era brown wool version only.

Steve

Hi Steve,
these hats are rather rare, even for Bulgarians to see ... I have personally only seen a few winterhats in camo before. I will keep my eyes open, maybe I can get my hands on a summer camo cap ... I will keep you posted.

Best,
Alex

Alex ...I have one of this canvas heavy cotton backpack "German WWII style".Large innert pocket,2 pockets with lether straps...

I had 2 bush hats from Sofia made in 2008 wrote:

If this ,I think is hunting bone hat's in Splinter camo?

That show on pic is Pilotka hat In Splinter,MVR Internal Troops have a Berret in splinter ( before time some one sell it")

dynamo.alex wrote:Hi Steve,
these hats are rather rare, even for Bulgarians to see ... I have personally only seen a few winterhats in camo before. I will keep my eyes open, maybe I can get my hands on a summer camo cap ... I will keep you posted.

Best,
Alex

Thanks for keeping an eye open for one

Necrolust wrote:

That show on pic is Pilotka hat In Splinter,MVR Internal Troops  have a Berret in splinter ( before time some one sell it")

Oooo... a beret! I don't think I've seen a picture of one of those.

Steve

thanks for the info Rumen! The "bush hats" were made by "Интенданско Обслужване София", so could been official military hats, right?

@Steve, you're welcome. A friend of mine had a camo beret for sale a few months back, however it was in size 55 and I have the habbit of byuing only what also fits me ... I will ask him if he can get more by any chance in larger sizes. Let's see ...

Best,

Alex

Yes Alex "Интенданско Обслужване София" this is official ...but I never seen.

thanks for clarification Rumen, this is good to know.

Gents, find me a splinter like that and you can have any uniform from my collection.

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koalorka wrote:Gents, find me a splinter like that and you can have any uniform from my collection.

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