Gentlemen:   I don't think it is a bandoleer (or bandolier) for the following reasons: 1.  It has the metal T-closure that was used on cartridge/pistol/medical belts.  That feature would have been awkward with a bandoleer. 2.  All of the woven bandoleers I have seen have a metal tipped strap which connects through a slotted fitting to close the bandoleer and keep it over the shoulder. 3.  All but the very earliest bandoleers, when laid out flat, had a gentle V-shape to them so as to fit more comfortably on the wearer.  This one does not.   I think it is a belt, but the purpose of it is puzzling.  What military purpose would have been served by having the user carry 10 spare M1911 magazines?   I can't think of any.  And as pointed out above, there are no visible lower edge grommets to accommodate the Model of 1912 or M1916 holsters for the pistol.  Why carry spare magazines if there was no provision to carry the holstered pistol?   Are the snaps ones that bear the U.S. Eagle?  I can't tell on my crummy screen.  I ask as there is a chance that the image on the snaps may be that of a state guard or militia seal.  That might narrow things down.  The NY State guard had a rifle cartridge belt in 1917 that used snaps with the seal of the state of New York on them.   Perhaps AEFCAV can show us a pic with a M1911 magazine inserted and the flap snapped so that we can see how it fits.  I am not yet convinced it was intended to carry magazines.   I think this belt is most unusual and very interesting.  Thanks for posting it.   Regards, Charlie  

Try this company https://www.dugout-memories.com/capsteam.html.  Not sure they will make a custom vintage cap for you.  They seem to just have a stock of vintage team caps available.  Might be worth a try though.  Cooperstown Ballcap Company used to make any custom cap you wanted but they have been out of business for a few years now.

Unless the number is listed in the GO, it would be almost impossible. 

Thanks for posting. Examples of these types of covers from WWII are fairly common, but from the Korean War they are scarcer. Part of the reason was the reduced number of casualties and the shorter duration of the war.   Kurt

My guess is these came from the CBI.  The OWI worked with the military to distribute news, magazines (like the CBI Roundup), and radio broadcasts directly to the soldiers serving in the jungles and mountains of Burma and India.

Anyone know who sells the Blue USN baseball cap of WW2 that has no adjustment band at the back with the green lined cap peak. Eastman did do them but no longer and At the front had them as well but the last batch gone. I had a Red cap from Eastman well made but looking for a blue one.

Great shot of those large "fish float" type helmet nets.

Thank you MC 43. 

Just saw the posting in tefrence to another U.S.N. M1 with simular markings. Here is my fsfb. Great information.  This forum never fails to amaze me. Enjoy