paul kennedy Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 I've become a real fan of these field service caps. This is a RAF cap I just acquired.
QSAMIKE Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) You are not the only one...... LOL A few that I have picked up....... I am sure that you know about the new book on the Canadian Caps..... http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/63976-canadian-field-service-caps/ Mike Edited October 17, 2014 by QSAMIKE
paul kennedy Posted October 17, 2014 Author Posted October 17, 2014 Very nice. I just found out about that book!
Jerry B Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 I have a few as well. It looks to be a good example Paul.
IrishGunner Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 I notice that one Royal Artillery cap has the "Ubique" bomb badge and the other has the "RA Gun" badge... What is the reason?
QSAMIKE Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 Hi Gunner....... The one with the "Ubique" badge is an Officers I am not sure about the other one...... Mike
Jerry B Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 The one I showed is OR's and it came with the Gun badge on it, though wartime the Ubique was perhaps more commonly seen, and I am not sure if the OR's was seen very much during the war. The example I shoewd is probably early post war, or at least pre 53, though the dating of these can be quite difficult except for the crowns on the badge and buttons, otherwise they don't change much over time.
IrishGunner Posted October 17, 2014 Posted October 17, 2014 Thanks for the replies. I suspected that was the case.
Mervyn Mitton Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Interesting how they continued in use for so many years. When they were first used it was by the Austrians and the it became known as the Austrian Side Cap.
paul kennedy Posted October 19, 2014 Author Posted October 19, 2014 Jerry B. Thank you. Those are wonderful caps.
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