Original U.S. WWI Polar Bear North Russian Expedition Uniform with Incredibly Rare 339th Infantry Collar Disc & Polar Bear Patch Russian/Soviet Militaria The plate and spike appear

The plate and spike appear to have been painted with silver paint a very long time ago

The cylinder stop is however not currently functional

with one missing

It is marked with ЯR / 1939 next to lot number 263 on the top

Original U.S. WWI Polar Bear North Russian Expedition Uniform with Incredibly Rare 339th Infantry Collar Disc & Polar Bear Patch Russian/Soviet Militaria The plate and spike appearOriginal Item. One of a Kind. Few seem to know of the U. S. Armys involvement in Russia at the end of World War I. Allied Forces served in both North Russia and Siberia with the brunt of the combat taking place in North Russia. These forces were there to recover and protect military supplies left at Russian ports for the anti Bolshevik "White Russian" forces fighting both the Germans and the Bolshevik "Red" army in the Russian Civil War. They were