Panama

The panama hat was orginally used during the second world war. It's design was updated and issued to soldiers during the soviet war in Afghanistan Post war models introduced the addition of buttions to buttion up the sides of the hat. The panama saw use into the early 90's usually in more arid border regions. The purpose of the panama was to protect soldiers from sun damage. The panama was orginally issued in tan coloration. But later was made in TTsKO and Specodezhda camouflage patterns.

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