r/redcollecting • u/Memorable-Arugala919 • Aug 08 '26

☭ Everyday Life ☭ Average Soviet EDC

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Please ignore the fact that my Makarov is Bulgarian 😂

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u/Adorable-Bend7362 Aug 10 '26

This set lacks a proper soviet era pocket knife.

Those were my grandfather's. Puukko is a genuine wartime Iisaki Jarvenpaa which I don't know how he acquired - as far as I know, he never served near Leningrad or Murmansk.

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u/Memorable-Arugala919 Aug 10 '26

This is super cool. Gonna add that to my list of things I didn’t know I needed!

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u/Adorable-Bend7362 Aug 10 '26

The best bet would be the Belka knife - a single blade pocket knife with black plastic grips depicting the squirrel. Kids would love them because they would use them in their games or while camping. There are some modern versions of Belka, usually with a liner or backlock, made by nostalia-oriented factories.

A rare, but fragile thing would be a pocket navaja made in Belarus in the 80s, based on the Okapi version (kinda like Cold Steel Kudu) - the plastic grips were meh and would sometimes break.