For Sale - Shoulderboards, Collar Tabs, Sleeve InsigniaOn this page you will find a wide selection of shoulderboards, collar tabs and sleeve patches for sale. If you are interested in any of these, please contact me directly at: randallstewart@comcast.net and I will inform you if I have in fact some for sale. Upon you telling me what you want below (or on the other sale pages), I will provide you the cost of postage - and if you agree; we will conclude our business. I accept checks or money orders in US dollars or PAYPAL (but I have to charge an extra 5% to cover PAYPAL fees if you choose this option - sorry). I have had many of these items for over 40 years and have no clue what I paid for them. The prices I list are I believe below market value; but if you really want something that you believe I've priced too high, contact me and we'll probably arrive at a settlement that's fair.
Please note I have examples of all types of ribbon tapes used to signify rank on shoulderboards.
I will sell the ribbon in lots of 5 inch - which is enough to sew or glue to the back of a shoulderboard with an inch to spare. Contact me for pricing.The shoulderboard section have been grouped according to: General Officers; Army/Navy/Air Force; MVD; Border Guard; KGB; and Older & Misc. While many of these already have rank stars attached, others are blank. At the bottom of the shoulderboard section you will see loose stars which I have for sale to equip these blank boards if desired.
See below for pictures from my collection showing possible ways of portraying these boards for striking wall or shelf displays. Please excuse the reflections off the glass, but I think you can get the idea!
Collar tabs and sleeve patches follow the shoulderboard sections.
I can provide standard Army brass/aluminum buttons for shirt shoulderboards free of charge - up to a reasonable number! Navy buttons are more difficult to provide free - but you can always ask if I have one or two available.
Please note badges, medals and insignia of all kinds (inc. some for East German & Hungary) are listed separately on my For Sale - Badges, Medals, Insignia page. You will also find buttons of various types at the bottom of this page that can be used for shoulderboards, caps or garments. Some of those are free of charge - up to a reasonable number while others (like general-officer ones) I charge a small fee.
General Officer Shoulderboards...
Navy General-Colonel summer service shoulderboards
Cream colored shoulderboards intended for wear on the white summer service mundir (it appears cream colored boards were used at first with this uniform; later changing to white to better match the uniform).
With high-quality embroidered embroidered stars and interwoven gilt thread.Price: $50
Navy Vice-Admiral shinel (overcoat) shoulderboards
Black colored shoulderboards intended for wear on the black overcoat.
With high-quality embroidered admiral stars and heavy gilt bullion edging on two sides.Price: $50
Navy Counter-Admiral shinel (overcoat) shoulderboard (single)
Single black colored shoulderboard intended for wear on the black overcoat.
With high-quality embroidered admiral star and heavy gilt bullion edging on two sides.Price: $25
Navy Aviation General-Major service mundir shoulderboard (single)
Single black colored shoulderboard intended for wear on the service mundir; blue piping for naval aviation.Price: $35
Navy Vice-Admiral jacket shoulderboard (single)
Single black colored shoulderboard intended for wear on the blue-black closed collar tunic.
With high-quality embroidered admiral stars and heavy gilt bullion edging on three sides.Price: $30
Navy General-Lieutenant jacket shoulderboard (single)
Single black colored shoulderboard intended for wear on the blue-black closed collar tunic. Piped in red for Naval Infantry or land-based operational troops.
With high-quality embroidered stars and heavy gilt bullion edging on three sides.Price: $30
Ground/Air Forces' General-Major service shirt shoulderboards
Khaki colored shoulderboards intended for wear on the khaki-colored shirt when worn as an outer garment.
With high-quality embroidered stars and interwoven gilt thread.Price: $35
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Ground Forces' General-Lieutenant service shirt shoulderboards
Khaki colored shoulderboards intended for wear on the khaki-colored shirt when worn as an outer garment.
With high-quality embroidered stars and interwoven gilt thread. Khaki colors and sizes are somewhat mismatched as you can see in the pictures both in size and color.
Price: $10
Ground/Air Forces' General-Major field shoulderboards
Khaki colored shoulderboards intended for wear on the "six-pocket" field uniform or padded field jacket of the 1980s. Slip-on style; khaki with gilt embroidered stars.
Price: $40
Ground Forces' General-Lieutenant service shoulderboards
Khaki colored shoulderboards intended for wear on the service mundir. Red piping. Khaki colors are somewhat mismatched as you can see in the pictures.
Price: $30
Ground Forces' General-Major field shoulderboards
Khaki colored shoulderboards intended for wear on the field uniform mundir. Red piping; embroidered khaki stars.
Price: $30
Militia (Police) General-Lieutenant service shirt shoulderboards
Gray colored shoulderboards intended for wear on the gray-colored shirt when worn as an outer garment.
With high-quality embroidered stars and interwoven gilt thread.
Price: $35
Border Guard General-Major dress/parade shoulderboards
Gilt shoulderboards intended for one-star generals of the Border Guards; although not actually authorized before the collapse of the USSR. Green wool backing and piping.
High-quality embroidered stars edged in green.Price: $25
Border Guard General-Colonel dress/parade shoulderboards
Gilt shoulderboards intended for three-star generals of the Border Guards; although not actually authorized before the collapse of the USSR. Green wool backing and piping.
High-quality embroidered stars.Price: $40
Border Guard General-Colonel service/everyday shoulderboards
Khaki shoulderboards intended for three-star generals of the Border Guards; although not actually authorized before the collapse of the USSR. Green wool backing and piping.
High-quality embroidered stars.Price: $35
KGB General-Colonel service/everyday shoulderboards
Khaki shoulderboards intended for three-star generals of the KGB; although not actually authorized before the collapse of the USSR. Bright blue wool backing and piping.
High-quality embroidered stars.Price: $40
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Army, Navy, Air Force Shoulderboards...
Set of seven Navy shoulderboards - from junior lieutenant to Captain (colonel) - set 1
Set of all naval officer ranks from the lowest through Captain (colonel). Representative examples of all types worn in the 1970s and 1980s - including ones for line; shore-based, aviation and engineering.
Perfect for a display. You get exactly what is shown.Price: $30
Set of eight Air Force shoulderboards - from kursant (academy cadet) to Colonel
Set of all Air Force officer ranks from the lowest through Colonel; including a sample from military academy cadets. Representative examples of all types worn in the 1970s and 1980s - including field, service, dress, overcoat and shirt.
Perfect for a display. You get exactly what is shown.Price: $30
Set 1 of eight "Army" shoulderboards - from tank/artillery kursant (academy cadet) to Colonel
Set of all Ground Force officer ranks from the lowest through Colonel; including a sample from military academy cadets. Representative examples of all types worn in the 1970s and 1980s - including field, service, dress, overcoat and shirt.
Perfect for a display. You get exactly what is shown.Price: $30
Set 2 of eight "Army" shoulderboards - from motorized rifle kursant (academy cadet) to Colonel
Set of all Ground Force officer ranks from the lowest through Colonel; including a sample from military academy cadets. Representative examples of all types worn in the 1970s and 1980s - including field, service, dress, overcoat and shirt.
Perfect for a display. You get exactly what is shown.Price: $30
Senior Ground Forces' officer shoulderboards for service shirt
Double red stripe signifying rank from major to colonel. Form was worn with khaki shirt when worn as an outer garment.
Still attached by thread.Price: $5
Senior Ground Forces' officer shoulderboards for service shirt - longer second set
Double red stripe signifying rank from major to colonel. Form was worn with khaki shirt when worn as an outer garment.
Still attached by thread.Price: $5
Shoulderboards for Motorized Rifle kursant (cadet)
Red backing with yellow vinyl "K".
Price: $5
Senior Ground Forces' officer shoulderboards for field/service mundir
Double red stripe signifying rank from major to colonel. Form was worn with the field or service uniform by all troop types; khaki stars for field, gilt for service.
Price: $10
Senior Air Forces' officer shoulderboards for dress/parade mundir
Double blue stripe signifying rank from major to colonel. Form was worn with the dress/parade uniform by Air Force and Airborne officers.
Price: $15
Air Force Colonel of technical/engineering shoulderboards for dress/parade mundir
Double blue stripe signifying rank from major to colonel. Form was worn with the dress/parade uniform by technical/engineering personnel of the Air Force prior to 1975.
Note correct gilt-colored rank stars which were worn on silver background boards until 1969.Price: $20
Shoulderboards for junior Air Force officer of technical/engineering for dress/parade mundir
Single blue stripe signifying rank from junior lieutenant to captain of technical/engineering. Form was worn with the dress/parade uniform by technical/engineering personnel of the Air Force prior to 1975.
Could also be worn to signify Naval Aviation technical-engineering. Note some tarnishing found on these early high quality boards made with actual silver washed wire. One hole punched in one board for mounting stars;
location correct for lieutenant to captain.
Price: $10
Shoulderboards for lieutenant colonel of medical/administration/etc service for shinel/overcoat
Form was worn on the shinel by medical/intendance/administration and other support service officers.
Price: $15
Shoulderboards for senior medical/administration/etc officer for dress/parade mundir
Double magenta stripe signifying rank from major to colonel. Form was worn with the dress/parade uniform by medical/intendance/administration and other support service officers prior to 1975.
Note some tarnishing found on these early high quality boards made with actual silver washed wire.
Price: $10
Shoulderboards for junior medical/administration/etc officer for dress/parade mundir
Single magenta stripe signifying rank from junior lieutenant to captain. Form was worn with the dress/parade uniform by medical/intendance/administration and other support service officers prior to 1975.
Note some tarnishing found on these early high quality boards made with actual silver washed wire.
Price: $10
Shoulderboards for senior Air Force/Airborne officer for dress/parade mundir
Double blue stripe signifying rank from major to colonel. Could also be worn by Naval Aviation officers. Still with original wrapping indicating production in 1987.Price: $15
Shoulderboards for senior Air Force officer for shinel/overcoat
Double blue stripe signifying rank from major to colonel in Air Force or Airborne.
Price: $10
Senior Naval Aviation officer shoulderboards for dark blue closed collar jacket
Double blue stripe signifying rank from major to colonel. Silver-washed metallic thread background. Still attached by thread.Price: $20
Senior warrant officer (3-star) of Motorized Rifles shoulderboards for dress mundir
Beautiful red boards worn by Motorized Rifle "praporshchiki" with dress/parade uniform. Will provide buyer with three small stars to complete the blank one if desired.Price: $10
Warrant officer of Motorized Rifles shoulderboards for dress mundir - 2nd set
Beautiful red boards worn by Motorized Rifle "praporshchiki" with dress/parade uniform.Price: $10
Warrant officer of Motorized Rifles shoulderboards for dress mundir - 3rd set
Beautiful red boards worn by Motorized Rifle "praporshchiki" with dress/parade uniform.Price: $10
Rare Naval Aviation warrant officer "praporshchik" shoulderboards for wear on dark blue/black mundir
Black with blue piping for Naval Aviation.Price: $25
Warrant officer "praporshchik" shoulderboards for shinel/overcoat
Gray shoulder boards worn by "praporshchiki" on their wool overcoats.Price: $5
Naval warrant officer "praporshchik" shoulderboards for tan shirt
Tan shoulder boards worn by "praporshchiki" when wearing the tan summer shirt as an outer garment.Price: $5
Single warrant officer shoulderboards for dress mundir - Air Force, Tank/Artillery, Naval Aviation
Single shoulderboards for either Air Force/Airborne (here with three stars of senior warrant officer); black for tank/artillery/special troops; and very rare white with blue piping
for Naval Aviation warrant officers to wear on their white dress uniform.Price: $5 each for Air Force or tank; $15 for white Naval Aviation.
Single shoulderboard for sailor of the Baltic Fleet
Single shoulderboard sailor assigned to the Baltic Fleet.Price: $7.50.
M-1955 Air Force conscript shoulderboards for gymnasterka
Lightweigth light blue cloth; no markings.
Price: $10
Shoulderboards for conscript wear on khaki shirt when worn as outer garment
Set of two boards still in original wrapping.
Price: $10
Shoulderboards for conscript wear on khaki shirt when worn as outer garment - 2nd set
Set of two boards still in original wrapping.
Price: $10
Shoulderboards for conscript wear on khaki shirt when worn as outer garment - 3rd set
Set of two boards as shown.
Price: $10
Naval Chief Petty Officer shouldertabs for wear on summer jumper
Rare set of white shoulder tabs with metallic stripe indicating rank of Chief Petty Officer. Some staining to tabs.
Price: $20
Naval shore-based conscript shouldertab for wear on jumper - single tab
Single shoulder tab in black (Navy blue) with red piping indicating Naval Infantry or other shore-based naval entities.
Price: $10
Naval aviation conscript shouldertab for wear on jumper - single tab
Single shoulder tab in azure with embossed yellow vinyl "Ф".
Price: $10
Motorized Rifle conscript shoulderboards
Standard red background with embossed vinyl "CA". Rigid cardboard/cloth backing.
Price: $5
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MVD Shoulderboards...
MVD Interior Troops kursant shoulderboards
Rust brown backing with yellow vinyl "K" and stripes.
Price: $15
MVD Interior Troops conscript shoulderboards for shirt when worn as outer garment
Light khaki with yellow vinyl "BB".
Price: $15
MVD Interior Troops junior officer shoulderboards for field/service mundir
Rust brown with unique warrant officer sheen and pattern.
Price: $20
Police shoulderboards for the gray service mundir
Two sets of boards; one older form with rank of senior lieutenant and one senior officer without rank stars.
Price: $10 for both sets
Police shoulderboards for the dress/parade mundir
Two sets of dress shoulderboards; one for senior officers (major to colonel) and one for warrant officer.
Price: $10 for both sets
Police captain shoulderboards for the gray service shirt
Service shouldboards in the rank of captain.
Price: $10
Police warrant officer shoulderboards for the gray service shirt
Service shouldboards for Militia warrant officers.
Price: $10
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Border Guard Shoulderboards...
Shoulderboards for senior Border Guard officers for wear on field/service mundir
Khaki boards with early light green stripes and sharply angled top. Suitable for all ranks major to colonel; field or service uniform depending on star color.
Price: $15
Border Guard warrant officer "praporshchik" shoulderboards for dress/parade
Shoulderboards in unique pale green color for Border Guard warrant officers.
Price: $20
Border Guard conscript shoulderboards for service/parade - set 1
Green background with yellow vinyl "ПВ" for Border Troops; thinner style with plastic backing usually worn on dress uniform.
Price: $10
Border Guard conscript shoulderboards for service/parade - set 2
Green background with yellow vinyl "ПВ" for Border Troops; thinner style with plastic backing usually worn on dress uniform.
Price: $10
Border Guard conscript shoulderboards for service/parade - set 3
Green background with yellow vinyl "ПВ" for Border Troops; heavier style usually worn on service uniform.
Price: $10
Shouldertabs for wear by naval Border Guard conscripts on Navy-style "middy" shirt
Very rare tabs worn by naval Border Guard conscripts; black background with green edging.
Price: $25
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KGB Shoulderboards...
KGB junior officer shoulderboards for wear with white summer shirt when worn as outer garment
White boards with single bright blue stripe for junior officers.
Price: $20
KGB junior officer shoulderboards for wear with field/service mundir
Khaki boards with single bright blue stripe for junior officers.
Price: $15
KGB junior officer shoulderboards for wear with shinel (overcoat)
Gray boards with single bright blue stripe for junior officers.
Price: $15
KGB warrant officer "praporshchik" shoulderboards for dress/parade
Rare and beautiful shoulderboards in shimmering bright blue for KGB warrant officers.
Price: $40
1940s/1950s KGB colonel shoulderboards for dress/parade mundir - single board
Well-made rigid board for dress uniform. Heavy gilt metallic thread used for background with bright blue stripes and edging. First pattern "wreathed star" insignia with two
nicely tarnished large-size stars (the top star is missing but with care the hole can be closed; making this a lieutenant colonel board). Stamped with "3" - apparently the size code.
Price: $25
KGB conscript shoulderboards for wear on service/parade mundir - set 2
Bright blue background with yellow vinyl "ГБ" for State Security.
Price: $15
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Older and Misc Shoulderboards...
1950s shoulderboards for Air Force starshina
Shoulderboards worn by the highest-ranking NCO within the Soviet Army - the starshina. This set is in blue for Air Force in a felt-like material common for dress shoulderboards of the period.
Two crossing lines of yellow galloon designating the rank.Price: $40
Late 1950s/1960s service uniform shoulderboard for junior officer of Engineer/Chemical/etc Troops (single board)
Single service uniform shoulderboard for junior officer of Engineer/Chemical or other Special Troops'. Khaki with black stripe.
Price: $10
Pre-1958 dress uniform shoulderboard for junior lieutenant of Medical/Justice/Administration service (single board)
Single dress uniform shoulderboard for junior lieutenant of one of these services: Medical/Veterinary/Justice/Administration. Thin board with metallic background lace (shown with some tarnish to silver-washed wire)
with red stripe and piping. Missing emblem for whatever service the officer belonged to.
Price: $20
1940s German-made (so-called reparation) shoulderboard for senior Air Force officer (single)
Typical for the so-called "German reparations" shoulderboards produced for Soviet soldiers stationed in East Germany in the first years following WW2. The 5-sided shape was
officially phased out in the Soviet Army in 1946 but continued to be worn (and made-at least in East Germany) for a couple years afterward. Yellow rayon-type cloth was used for the (gilt) background.
The stripes and edging are a medium blue. Single board.
Price: $10
Shoulderboards for kursant (cadet) at higher military schools (commissioning) - pre-1969 (set 1)
Standard version worn post-war before 1969. Whitish-silver galloon border with felt-green center and red piping. Different schools would have worn different troop-type insignia.
This set was made in 1968.
Price: $20
Shoulderboards for kursant (cadet) at higher military schools (commissioning) - pre-1969 (set 2)
Standard version worn post-war before 1969. Whitish-silver galloon border with felt-green center and red piping. Different schools would have worn different troop-type insignia.
This set was made in 1968.
Price: $20
Shoulderboards for kursant (cadet) at higher military schools (commissioning) - pre-1969 (set 3)
Standard version worn post-war before 1969. Whitish-silver galloon border with felt-green center and red piping. Different schools would have worn different troop-type insignia.
This set was made in 1968.
Price: $20
Shoulderboards for kursant (cadet) at higher military schools (commissioning) - pre-1969 (set 4 - artillery)
Standard version worn post-war before 1969. Whitish-silver galloon border with felt-green center and red piping. Has silver-washed brass insignia for artillery school.
This set was made in 1965.
Price: $30
Shoulderboards for kursant (cadet) at higher military schools (commissioning) - pre-1969 (set 5 - starshina)
Standard version worn post-war before 1969. Whitish-silver galloon border with felt-green center and red piping. Different schools would have worn different troop-type insignia.
Wide center stripe signifies the owner was a kursant-starshina; the highest rank a kursant could hold. Minor rust staining at bottom of one board. This set was made in 1967.
Price: $30
"Highest" Railway staff sleeve rank insignia
Gilt background with embroidered silver stars. Green backing. Very small hole in top patch - seen as a black dot; only into the gilt.Price: $20
Small gilt junior officer rank stars
While I have more of the stars with screwbacks, I have a sizable number of earlier clasp-backs as well. Tell me which you would prefer.Price: 5 for $1
Small green (field) junior officer rank stars
Majority of these are pin-backs (bendable clasps).Price: 3 for $1
Large gilt senior officer rank stars
All these are screwbacks.Price: 3 for $1
Large silver senior officer rank stars
All these are screwbacks. Sorry, I don't have any small silver stars.Price: 75 cents per star
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Collar Tabs
Shinel (overcoat) collar tabs - various branches
These are the longer collar tabs intended for use on the gray shinel overcoats. This lot includes one pair of each: air force/airborne and Border Guards; and two pairs of black velvet and red Motorized Rifle.
Price: $5 each pair except for green Border Guard tabs which demand $10.
Shinel (overcoat) collar tabs - Militia and Rifles
These are the longer collar tabs intended for use on the gray shinel overcoats. This lot includes one red pair with Militia insignia and one magenta pair for early Rifle Troops.
The militia tabs were removed from a uniform but are in excellent condition. Rifle tabs are new; still connected by thread and with factory sticker on back. These are all the early ones with cloth backs (cardboard came later)Price: $10 for Militia; $10 for Rifles (PLEASE NOTE THE blue KGB tabs shown are SOLD).
Jacket collar tabs - field khaki and black cloth
These are the shorter collar tabs intended for jackets/mundir. Five pairs of each color are available: field and plain black (NOT velvet).
Price: $3 each pair.
Jacket collar tabs - red
These are the shorter collar tabs intended for jackets/mundir. One pair is available: red (post 1969 Motorized Rifle)
Price: $3 for pair
Dress jacket collar tabs - black velvet
These are the shorter collar tabs intended for jackets/mundir. Black velvet tabs (for officers) with gilt aluminum bases. Two pairs available.
Price: $4 per pair or $7 for both pairs.
Dress jacket collar tabs - Black velvet (for officers) and MVD
These are the shorter collar tabs intended for jackets/mundir. Two pairs of black velvet and one pair with MVD rust-brown; all with gilt aluminum bases.
Price: $5 per pair for black velvet; $7 for MVD.
Dress jacket collar tabs - Airborne Troops
These are the shorter collar tabs intended for jackets/mundir. Light blue wool with gilt aluminum bases and correct insignia. One emblem is loose; one is affixed.
Price: $7 per pair.
Dress jacket collar tabs - MVD Fire Prevention Troops
These are the shorter collar tabs intended for jackets/mundir. Rust-brown wool with gilt aluminum bases and correct insignia for these firefighting troops.
Price: $10 per pair.
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Sleeve Patches
Sleeve patches for Airborne and Air Forces
Two airborne and one Air Force availablePrice: $5 each
Sleeve patches for Artillery Troops
Two slightly different versions are offered. Identify "left" or "right" when selecting one.Price: $5 each
Sleeve patches for Construction Troops
Two slightly different versions are offered. Identify "left" or "right" when selecting one.Price: $5 each
Sleeve patch for Tank Troops
Available patch is on the left - older version.Price: $5
Sleeve patches for Engineer Troops
Three slightly different versions are offered. Identify "top" or "bottom - left/right" when selecting one.Price: $5 each
Sleeve patches for Signal Troops
Three slightly different versions are offered. Identify "top" or "bottom - left/right" when selecting one.Price: $5 each
Sleeve patches for Medical personnel
Two slightly different versions of the medical patch is offered. Identify "top" or "bottom" when selecting one.Price: $7.50 each (Band patch is sold!)
Sleeve patches for Topographic Troops
Two slightly different versions of the medical patch is offered. Identify "left" or "right" when selecting one.Price: $5 each
Sleeve patches for various force types
Four different troop types - Chemical, Road Building, Pipeline and Transportation. Identify "top" or "bottom - left or right" when selecting one.Price: $5 each
Sleeve patches for VOENTORG and VOKhR personnel
Authentic Soviet-era patches.Price: $5 each
Sleeve patches for Border Guard and KGB Troops
MVD VV upper left (SOLD); Border Guards top right and KGB bottom.Price: $10 each
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