Trench Caps
(2010-10-12)
Great quality, and (using Skynet) extremely fast delivery to the UK. Shall be getting more from you.
WPG Trench Cap.
(2010-10-12)
I would prefer to be able to give a rating 4.5, but this is not an option.
These caps were made by a great many manufacturers, so there is a lot of variation within the population. The lining is of white cotton twill -- not as common as the black oilcloth lining, AKAIK, but a better choice re wearability. The khaki serge is quite plausible.
Re the strap -- The strap comprises two sections, one long piece that is doubled over and is joined to itself by a brass slider, and a short piece that ends in a brass loop. I did some research, and I decided that the short piece was about twice too long. I trimmed the the button hole end of this short piece from the rough side, with an X-acto, using a section of brass tubing as a template. I then drilled a new hole with a Dremel, from the finished side, and added cut a new slit with my X-acto. Now, the strap sits somewhat loosely on the front of the cap, with the two brass pieces arrayed symmetrically on both side of the visor -- the correct configuration. There seems to be another tiny bug with the strap: I think that the round head of the pin that fixes the loop that holds the brass slider should be visible. On my cap, it is facing toward the cap.
Overall, quite good. I do believe that the lower line of stitching around the top of the cap -- that simulates piping -- is too low, so that the simulated piping is too wide.
These caps were made by a great many manufacturers, so there is a lot of variation within the population. The lining is of white cotton twill -- not as common as the black oilcloth lining, AKAIK, but a better choice re wearability. The khaki serge is quite plausible.
Re the strap -- The strap comprises two sections, one long piece that is doubled over and is joined to itself by a brass slider, and a short piece that ends in a brass loop. I did some research, and I decided that the short piece was about twice too long. I trimmed the the button hole end of this short piece from the rough side, with an X-acto, using a section of brass tubing as a template. I then drilled a new hole with a Dremel, from the finished side, and added cut a new slit with my X-acto. Now, the strap sits somewhat loosely on the front of the cap, with the two brass pieces arrayed symmetrically on both side of the visor -- the correct configuration. There seems to be another tiny bug with the strap: I think that the round head of the pin that fixes the loop that holds the brass slider should be visible. On my cap, it is facing toward the cap.
Overall, quite good. I do believe that the lower line of stitching around the top of the cap -- that simulates piping -- is too low, so that the simulated piping is too wide.
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