WW1 BRITISH ARMY KHAKI S/D CAP/HAT SUFFOLK REGT. C.1910

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WW1 BRITISH ARMY KHAKI SERVICE DRESS CAP "SUFFOLK REGIMENT" CIRCA 1910-1915 A TRULY EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A FIRST WORLD WAR OTHER RANKS SERVICE CAP. THIS CAP IS IN TIP-TOP CONDITION WITH JUST ONE TINY MOTH NIP AT BACK OF CAP UNDER THE BRIM, THE CAP WAS A PRIVATE PURCHASE POSSIBLY FOR AN N.C.O. TO THE "SUFFOLK REGIMENT AND WAS MANUFACTURED OR SUPPLIED BY "CHARKHAM" MILITARY AND CIVILIAN TAILORS SINCE 1789. THIS COMPANY WAS LATER TAKEN OVER BY "CHAPMANS" AND IS NOW I BELIEVE STILL TRADING IN LONDON THE CAP HAS QUALITY KHAKI CLOTH WITH A GOOD SUFFOLK BADGE IN BRASS LEATHER CHINSTRAP AND GENERAL SERVICE BUTTONS TO THE SIDE IT HAS TWO AIR-VENTS BOTH SIDES OF THE CENTRE BAND UNDER THE BRIM, GREEN LEATHER CLOTH TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE PEAK OR BILL THE ORIGINAL GREASE PROOF LINER WITH TAILORS LABEL AND STIFF SIDES TO THE CAP WITH A SOFT LEATHER SWEATBAND, THE STIFFENER UNDER THE SWEATBAND IS IN DARK GREY COTTON CANVAS, THE SHAPING HOOP IS STILL PRESENT THESE CAPS WERE FINALLY ISSUED IN 1905 TO ALL OTHER RANKS AND THEY WERE THE SAME STYLE AS USED BY OFFICERS. BY THE TIME WORLD WAR 1 HAD STARTED THE LACK OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE NEW RECRUITS MEANT THAT .SUPPLIES WERE QUICKLY EXHAUSTED THE NEW ITEMS WERE OF A LESSER QUALITY AND FOR COST PURPOSES THE STIFFENERS WERE REMOVED AND THE GENERAL FLOPPY STYLE BECAME THE NORM. HOWEVER MOST OF THE B.E. read more
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