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Picked this up this weekend. I have no idea what it is or what unit it is from. Could it be a Marine Female Daisy Mae hat for sports or a unit? The MP 46 is felt, machine embroidered, but I do not believe the 46 is for 1946. No label on the inside. Size 7 tag. Brown leather sweat band. Whatcha think? Could it be for the leader of a training unit or a school, like a drill instructor? Looks very WWII.

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It looked like the hat was turned inside out, the seem covers can sometimes be white. Rare hat, but not sure what the deal is with the patches

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I don't believe this is a USMCWR daisy mae hat. The ones I have seen do not have a leather band. The inside seams that are brown on yours should be white.

 

A size 7 would be a man's cap. Every WWII woman's cap that I have for every branch has sizes such as 22 or 23. Not sure what this is but I don't believe it is a woman's cap.

 

...Kat

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could be a hat made up for a high schooler in support of their team or graduating class?

 

certainly looks like a civilian hat to me.

 

-Brian

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Perhaps a military overstock/contract or surplus hat...used for civilian use. The hat is cut stitch for stitch, with the same color as the USMCWR Daisey Mae. It has a "sports" look to it, like numbers on a vintage sports jersey or something. Could be a school, class, summer camp. Not ruling anything out.

We've all seen a lot of WWII NOS gear used after the war, especially by organizations like the Boy Scouts.

 

I love the catch on the size 7! I didn't even pick up on that. Nice work Kat! :)

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