Reversible woodland to Chocolate Chip Patrol Cap

[vintageproductions]

Okay, what is this?

 

There are no markings.

 

It perfectly reverses from Chocolate Chip to Woodland.

 

Is it experimental?

 

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

 

[gwb123]

I am tempted to say it is a private purchase item.

 

But then again, we just had a USMC BDU that was posted that was reversible to a three tone desert pattern.

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/307641-my-new-camouflage-findexperimental-usmc-reversible-woodlanddesert-camo/

[VMI88]

I am tempted to say it is a private purchase item.

 

But then again, we just had a USMC BDU that was posted that was reversible to a three tone desert pattern.

 

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/307641-my-new-camouflage-findexperimental-usmc-reversible-woodlanddesert-camo/

 

I agree this is likely a commercial item, but intended for sale to soldiers.

[vintageproductions]

http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/307641-my-new-camouflage-findexperimental-usmc-reversible-woodlanddesert-camo/

 

 

On this thread they show the reversible BDU to three color desert as a Natick experimental piece, so who's to say that the above hat wasn't part of this test as opposed to just a private purchase item?

[bravo_2_zero]

I seem to remember these in the 90’s being sold in surplus stores with the head over smocks ect.

[milsurp_scout_14]

Found this one at a swapmeet last month. It appears to have seen use with someone. Insignia sewn on both sides.

[milsurp_scout_14]

Woodland side

[milsurp_scout_14]

The big flap. Seems to have that random brown thread running through all of it, even though that's not where it's sewn to the hat.

[alice]

I used to wear this cap when i was in military. bought for 6.99 bucks from local armynavy store around 2002.

not sure about legitimacy but i really loved this cap.

[Vanderbilt]

On 4/12/2018 at 9:35 AM, alice said:

I used to wear this cap when i was in military. bought for 6.99 bucks from local armynavy store around 2002.

not sure about legitimacy but i really loved this cap.

....ha, well, when I served in the early 80's. I saw as well as wore myself various headgear that was unlike the OG/BDU caps that were issued. At Ft Hood, at that time there were a variety of surplus stores selling all sort of ballcaps. Then in Germany, many of us purchased "Graf caps", which was a real thing. It pretty much described any cap that wasn't issue. I had and gave it to a buddy before I left. The most comfortable cloth BDU cap, in retrospect, wish I'd of kept it. I gave it to a buddy of mine, Chuck Hoke. He thought it would be funny to see the 1st Sgts look on his face if that cap returned to formation after I left. What made it stand out was its over long bill. I stupidly wonder if he kept it or passed it on to someone else.

[kammo-man]

Test sample cap.