For the first time the new shaped headdress appeared in Division Budyonny, hence the name "Budenovka." With minor modifications Budenovka reached the Finnish War, and found that it is much inferior fur cap Finnish soldiers. But in the early years of the Great Patriotic War was Budenovka to use and finally disappeared in 1943 after the introduction of the new army uniform.
Budenovka - winter headgear of all arms of the Red Army entered from January 16, 1919 by the order of 116 N RVSR. Stylized Shelom Russian epic hero, was originally nicknamed "bogatyrkoy." Uniform Budenovka were made of cloth and the Army had a cotton lining. Six triangles with an elongated upper corner shaped helmet, sewn into the top of a circle with a diameter of two centimeters. Ahead there was stitched visor, rear - descending nazatylnik. Elongated ends nazatylnika could fasten with a button under the chin and folded leather loops to fasten two buttons on the helmet. Cushioning buttons with colored cloth and sewed on visor star diameter of 8, 8 cm from the same cloth. Color Star determined combat arm.