Soviet Army Hat Emerges in Essex: 7 Badges, 1 Baffled Homeowner, Zero Clues

Soviet Army hat, decked with 7 badges and a mysterious ‘CA’ patch, materializes atop an Essex cupboard after a decade unseen. Redditors now debate, “Is my Soviet garrison cap authentic?” and “What do Russian military badges mean?” One user quips, “Looks like my pop’s VFW hat, but foreign.”
That incongruous Soviet Army hat, festooned with tanks and hammers, triggers a digital stampede as experts weigh in on its ‘CA’ epaulettes and provenance. Google surges with, “How to identify Soviet military insignia?” and “What is a pilotka cap?”—while the man’s family ponders if the Kremlin has been quietly reorganizing their hallway.
Epaulettes marked ‘CA’ vanished from uniforms after 1992, but in one Essex cupboard, Soviet military fashion made an unscheduled comeback—just above the pasta jars.