trubia26 Posted April 5, 2014 Share #1 Posted April 5, 2014 Hello my friends...I have this cap and I am not sure the branch that belongs to... It has the USAF blue colour, but it has no piping...so I am not sure if is an early or transitional USAF cap or an USCG Bender blues garrison cap... The tag has the FSN markings...so that confused me more...because I was told that FSN run from 1953 to 1973,and Bender blues came into 1974...maybe one of the first Blue bender caps that USCG made in that colour??? Someone can help me please? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted April 5, 2014 Share #2 Posted April 5, 2014 It's Coast Guard. DOT CG= Department of Transportation, Coast Guard. USCG was under DOT till 9/11 attacks when it was transfered to the newly created Dept. of Homeland Security. Air Force flight caps will give color shade and say it's AF on the label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trubia26 Posted April 6, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted April 6, 2014 Ok...thanks a lot!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted April 15, 2014 Share #4 Posted April 15, 2014 Also, there is a huge color difference between USCG and USAF materials. The USAF uses a much more gray shade of blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyCanteen Posted April 15, 2014 Share #5 Posted April 15, 2014 This isn't the best image to compare the shade used by the USAF during the same era, but it should do. Notice the contract tag clearly includes USAF as part of the nomenclature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted April 16, 2014 Share #6 Posted April 16, 2014 The shade 1084 iniform including this cap went obsolete in 1970. The current USAF caps are a darker blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trubia26 Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted April 22, 2014 Thanks a lot to all of you!!!I think that if it has FSN markings it is one of the first Bender blues caps made for the USCG...dont you think that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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