Name tag

Name tags, one of the most important little bits you need, these decide what piece of equipment belongs to you. Name tags can be seen on pretty much any piece of equipment, sewn onto magazine pouches, canteen pouches, the chests of body armour and so forth. The most common types of Soviet and Russian name tags are the wooden and the newer plastic ones.

The wooden ones are often just a piece of plywood, about the size of a dog tag. These have a name written onto them, often burnt into the wood, and four holes in the corners for sewing it onto equipment.

The other common form of name tag is the newer, plastic or rubbery one. About the same size, but made of some sort of rubber cloth, usually green, with a name written onto it. These are faster to make, bendable and probably have a longer life span too.

Another, a bit rarer, type of name tag is the one made from a piece of cloth. A bit fiddly to make, these are quite rarely seen, and probably mostly used on the inside of equipment, as opposed to the other sorts which are often seen on the flaps of magpouces, or sides of canteens.