http://cgi.ebay.com/USGI-Korean-era-wool-c...s-/180682844490

Its a buy now for 25 buck!

Tag,its a 1957 pattern

Tag,its a 1957 pattern

 

Very fine mint cap. Also very intriguing never seen this type, was it posibily worn and would only be worn by troop's in an arctic enviroment, IE alaska ?

Yes,would make sense what?Used with white over clothes a dark green pile would be to evident.

Someone here purchased it?Its allready sold!

I would like to know if the visor has an later added button?

http://cgi.ebay.com/USGI-Korean-era-wool-c...s-/180682844490

Its a buy now for 25 buck!

 

As i write im looking at one my pile caps, its a mint june 1951 dated item with a 1948 regulation combat blue on gold CPL stripe machine sewn on the visor. The one with the white fur is of a completly differerant configuration in regards to the visor and the fur flap's in comparison to the standard M51 pile cap's, you will note that the white fur one has no tighting/tying cord for the flap, and it has a male/female snap to hold the visor fast against the crown the M51 does not, because it has no cord for the flap it most certainly has the same snap to hold the two flaps together on top of the crown. it is certainly a very interresting cap.

By looking at it, have you noticed the lined visor????WW2 type!

Here a couple of pics of the white lined M-1951 type cap..... :think:

Tags

Please someone here purchased that cap?

This cap, or an identical one, was relisted by the seller. It doesn't seem the be the standard M-1951 style as noted (no string, lined visor). :think:

 

Looks like we may have a White Fur Pile Cap being worn here in West Germany by this 3rd Armd Div Captain, winter of 1974-75. by the way, was there a cut off date for wear of these pile caps, as the new M65 Cold Weather Caps were standard by the early 70s.

I was issued a model 1951 pile cap out of the Ft. Wainwright CIF in Jan 1972 and wore it throughout my time in Alaska. I still have it. I don't think there was an official wear out period. I was issued the newer type in 1970, but the older one was "cool."

I was issued a model 1951 pile cap out of the Ft. Wainwright CIF in Jan 1972 and wore it throughout my time in Alaska. I still have it. I don't think there was an official wear out period. I was issued the newer type in 1970, but the older one was "cool."

Certainly didn't see the old ones by 1980, like you i like the older ones too.

ITS A FIRST IVE SEEN. NOT KW BUT, AN ODDITY FOR SURE

I also have never seen oner before.

Thanks for the education.

 

owen

Here's another White one being worn, I jumped the gun on this in posting it here as Seanmc1114 just posted this in the Armor Triangles on The Chest topic in the Patches Forum

 

A GI of the AR 205th Inf Bde (Sep)'s 4/33rd Armor in the mid 1960s.

 

Whoa Ho, Big Time Find.

 

Gen Guy Meloy wearing the White Pile Cap, circa 1961-63, could be South Korea or West Germany. That insignia is unique, looks almost silk screened. (Photo posted originally by warpath).

 

One in my collection:

I looked closer at my cap and the date of the original post and I think it's the same cap, I bought it off ebay on 6/30/11.

ERROR ERROR, thought this was another sighting of the white caps, no, it appears that it's just a white covering on the visor, probably for maneuvers.

If we go by this illustration, it just might be that the White Pile Cap was prescribed for wear over the Brown Drab one with the winter aggressor uniform in the 50s-60s (Illustration from member Bernhard, as posted in Aggressor Helmet Topic he started back in 2010).

 

That would be really cool if as an authorized OPFOR cap! Thanks for posting that.

That would be really cool if as an authorized OPFOR cap! Thanks for posting that.

Yes, would have to see of course a period foto to confirm that, we'll keep our eyes open, and you too and any other interested members.

I still have the cap from post 18 in my collection, would like to pin down exactly what it was.

On 12/4/2017 at 7:00 PM, patches said:

 

Whoa Ho, Big Time Find.

 

Gen Guy Meloy wearing the White Pile Cap, circa 1961-63, could be South Korea or West Germany. That insignia is unique, looks almost silk screened. (Photo posted originally by warpath).