Bozko Posted March 17 Share #1 Posted March 17 Here's a piece I just picked-up today.It's ID'ed inside-once on the sweatband outer side & once on the inner sweatband side.This appears old,but I'm definitely far from an expert as You can get ! Anything You can tell me about it is greatly appreciated-Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED4 Posted March 17 Share #2 Posted March 17 It is an enlisted man's service hat worn from he 1930 through WWII (the mohair band like the officers hat was added then). It was worn by all branches of the Army including AAF. They went through different periods when they were issued and other times they were private purchase, this one appears to be an early private purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QED4 Posted March 17 Share #3 Posted March 17 Too late to edit that. It should be Service Cap not hat, a cap has a bill and a hat has a brim. That is one of my pet peeves, using words interchangeably that are not, now I have done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozko Posted March 17 Author Share #4 Posted March 17 I was just wondering why this Service Cap doesn't have the knitted ribbing between the crown & bill of the cap-just the same cloth from crown down to the visor/bill ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozko Posted March 17 Author Share #5 Posted March 17 PS-sorry,one more thing-is there any way to more precisely date this cap.Also the lining looks rather fancy (patterned),private purchase or just standard deviation ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29navy Posted March 17 Share #6 Posted March 17 10 minutes ago, Bozko said: I was just wondering why this Service Cap doesn't have the knitted ribbing between the crown & bill of the cap-just the same cloth from crown down to the visor/bill ? If you are talking about the braided band like this, that's because that was an officer's cap. What you have is an enlisted cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozko Posted March 17 Author Share #7 Posted March 17 Thanks for the info 29navy.The lining still looks a little weird to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29navy Posted March 18 Share #8 Posted March 18 On 3/17/2023 at 2:15 PM, Bozko said: Thanks for the info 29navy.The lining still looks a little weird to me. It's a private purchase. The Army stopped issuing it, for the most part, by the end of 1941 (IIRC), and changed to the garrison cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozko Posted March 18 Author Share #9 Posted March 18 Thanks for the help Navy.That lining looked different to me from what I suppose most regulation issue would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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