Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Share #1 Posted November 19, 2012 I have quite a large sub-collection of overseas caps (60+) Apart from being an essential accessory to “top off” a uniform they are also very collectible in their own right given the number of variants which exist, particularly in regard to their BOS coloured braids. I’ve tried to collect as many BOS variants as possible in both winter OD and summer khaki versions and have been reasonably successful in acquiring such “matched” pairs. I recently added a further selection of braided khaki examples to the collection, including some less common variants, as illustrated below. Hopefully, they will also be a useful source of reference for some of our younger and less experienced collectors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #2 Posted November 19, 2012 Artillery....red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted November 19, 2012 Chemical Corps....cobalt blue and yellow. Sometimes mistaken for the AAF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #4 Posted November 19, 2012 Army Air Forces....aquamarine and golden orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #5 Posted November 19, 2012 Infantry....pale blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted November 19, 2012 Transportation Corps...brick red and golden yellow (easy to confuse with the crimson/yellow of the Ordnance Corps.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #7 Posted November 19, 2012 Engineers....red and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted November 19, 2012 Cavalry...yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #9 Posted November 19, 2012 Tank Destroyer....golden orange/black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #10 Posted November 19, 2012 Military Police...yellow/green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #11 Posted November 19, 2012 Medical Corps...maroon/ white Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted November 19, 2012 Officers'.....black/gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #13 Posted November 19, 2012 EMs' khaki overseas cap with no braid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #14 Posted November 19, 2012 Bear in mind that the two-colour braids came in various forms....candy-twist, flecked and striped, most of which can be seen in the examples above. All are equally valid. It just depended upon available supplies from the various manufacturers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Herd Posted November 19, 2012 Share #15 Posted November 19, 2012 My Dad who was a WWII Veteran said the striped piping was the issue and the others were PX or private purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 19, 2012 Share #16 Posted November 19, 2012 Armored: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 19, 2012 Share #17 Posted November 19, 2012 Airborne Artillery: red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 19, 2012 Share #18 Posted November 19, 2012 Airborne Infantry: pale blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted November 19, 2012 Share #19 Posted November 19, 2012 Reference: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #20 Posted November 19, 2012 Thanks for the additions Ricardo. I'll maybe post my ODs in another thread sometime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted November 19, 2012 Share #21 Posted November 19, 2012 All good stuff, the Tank Destroyer one's I understand are the hardest to find, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #22 Posted November 19, 2012 All good stuff, the Tank Destroyer one's I understand are the hardest to find, correct? Hi Kevin. Yes...rather thin on the ground, so naturally I was delighted to find the example you see here just yesterday for the princely sum of £5! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan H. Posted November 19, 2012 Share #23 Posted November 19, 2012 All good stuff, the Tank Destroyer one's I understand are the hardest to find, correct? No, they aren't all that difficult compared to FSSF! There were other specific units that also used a red, white and blue piping (often sold as FSSF) that are also pretty darned hard to find. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share #24 Posted November 19, 2012 FSSF red/white/blue cap braid as referred to by Allan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn_Janssens Posted November 20, 2012 Share #25 Posted November 20, 2012 Very informative topic. Keep them coming plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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