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Offline 88D

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North Korean shoulder boards.
« on: 10 October 2019, 04:21:39 PM »
Does anyone have any information on which colour shoulder boards are correct for the enlisted kpa during the korean war? Oddly enough the internal forces where easy to find out (green and yellow) but the internet has given out 3 different options for the army (red+black, green+red & blue+red)which I have included.

Offline 88D

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Re: North Korean shoulder boards.
« Reply #1 on: 10 October 2019, 04:25:22 PM »
I know the final picture is from a reenactment but I would assume the north Koreans would use the correct insignia yet all the period captured ones on militaria forums are red.

Offline cuprum

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Re: North Korean shoulder boards.
« Reply #2 on: 11 October 2019, 06:45:05 AM »
The North Korean system of insignia largely repeats the Soviet one.
Judging by analogy, then:

Colored shoulder straps are shoulder straps of everyday uniforms.

Reds with a black fringing are infantry.
Blue with a red edging - there was no such analogue in the USSR. I can assume that these are either shoulder straps of the Air Force or shoulder straps of internal troops (an analogue of the NKVD).

Field shoulder straps (used in combat) have the main field green (or khaki). Edging on field shoulder straps:
The infantry is red;
Technical units (engineers, sappers, builders) - black.

Do all green shoulder straps with a red edging - you will not be mistaken.

For officers in the USSR, the edging of field shoulder straps could differ from the soldier's one. Perhaps this was the case with the Koreans.
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Offline FreakyFenton

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Re: North Korean shoulder boards.
« Reply #3 on: 11 October 2019, 04:13:03 PM »
Thanks for sharing, interesting bit of info!
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Offline 88D

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Re: North Korean shoulder boards.
« Reply #4 on: 11 October 2019, 05:48:15 PM »
Cheers, wonder if there are any colour photographs from the North Korean/ Communist side.

Offline cuprum

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Re: North Korean shoulder boards.
« Reply #5 on: 12 October 2019, 02:21:12 AM »
Color photo? Hardly ... I have never seen.

But there are many paintings, quite informative and sufficiently accurate in terms of uniforms. "Socialist realism")))
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Offline 88D

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Re: North Korean shoulder boards.
« Reply #6 on: 12 October 2019, 04:09:21 PM »
Thanks for the pictures, now I just have to get around to replacing all of the SKS' on the warlord figures.  lol
« Last Edit: 12 October 2019, 04:11:34 PM by 88D »

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: North Korean shoulder boards.
« Reply #7 on: 12 October 2019, 04:41:11 PM »
Happy bunch in those pics ??? ??? ???