An overcoat of black cloth and a heavier one of gray cloth with a fur collar are worn by officers.
In May, 1917, the shoulder straps and the insignia of rank formerly worn upon them were abolished and stripes on the sleeves above the cuff to indicate rank with distinctive colors to indicate the Staff corps, were adopted for all uniform coats and the overcoat.
These stripes for the different grades of rank are as shown by the accompanying illustrations.
Officers of the Line and of the Engineer Corps wear gold stripes, and officers of the Medical Corps, Naval Constructor Corps, Judge Advocate’s Corps, and Paymasters wear silver stripes, with the stripes edged with cloth of a distinctive color for each corps.
These distinctive colors are:
| Medical officers | White. |
| Naval Constructors | Red. |
| Judges Advocate | Crimson. |
Paymasters wear silver stripes without the “curl” and without edgings of colored cloth.
Officers wear a sword on all occasions of dress and ceremony, but on occasions of ordinary duty they wear a short dirk in place of the sword.
The warrant officers of the Russian Navy wear uniforms similar to those worn by commissioned officers, the distinguishing mark being a narrow gold stripe around the sleeves above the cuff.
Enlisted men wear black cloth trousers, a jersey with blue and white horizontal stripes and a blue jumper.