Lot 740
Soviet Program, c1970, FLOREL ("Trout") Hydrosuit. This bright orange suit is made mainly of rubberized nylon with a zipper front, rubber hood (lettered "CCCP", booted feet and an integral inflatable vest. There is an emergency chest light with battery. A triangular patch depicting a rocket rising from the earth and lettered "CCCP" is on the left shoulder. There are a pair of mitten-type gloves included with the initials "LVG" (V.G. Lazarev) marked by hand on each. A hydrosuit similar to this one was standard equipment on all Soyuz flights as part of the Emergency Survival Kit. There are seldom any initials marked on the suits though as they were only taken out of the kit for training or emergency use. The bright orange color was designed to increase visibility of the cosmonaut if the flight came down over water.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
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| Realized $460 |
