Perfect cap
(2009-07-20)
The cap is excellent in manufacture and fit.
Re: the chin strap, it is authentic. When the hat is worn, the strap sits relatively loosely across where the headband and peak join, as it should...the Military History Workshop version does exactly the same (wider strap, though). See the book on Canadian VCs by John Swettenham, _Valiant Men_, and see the photos on pp. 74, 84 and 86. Front line practice in the CEF at least seems to have been to have the looser back strap tucked over the bottom lug of the cap badge (p. 74, 3 men of the 49th Btn CEF, p. 86, an officer), or have the whole strap pinned behind the cap badge (p. 84). Mine looks fine resting au naturale, but it is simply a looser fit than on a modern dress forage cap. This is a trnech cap, not a parade ground cap; it wouldn''t pass muster at Pirbright or Aldershot, but it is the authentic "front line fighter" look, sort of the "50-mission cap" for the infantry.
Re: valuation, I appreciate the vendor price renderings for the benefit of clearing customs with minimum difficulty (*cough*).
I''d have given anything to have one of these when I was a kid.
Re: the chin strap, it is authentic. When the hat is worn, the strap sits relatively loosely across where the headband and peak join, as it should...the Military History Workshop version does exactly the same (wider strap, though). See the book on Canadian VCs by John Swettenham, _Valiant Men_, and see the photos on pp. 74, 84 and 86. Front line practice in the CEF at least seems to have been to have the looser back strap tucked over the bottom lug of the cap badge (p. 74, 3 men of the 49th Btn CEF, p. 86, an officer), or have the whole strap pinned behind the cap badge (p. 84). Mine looks fine resting au naturale, but it is simply a looser fit than on a modern dress forage cap. This is a trnech cap, not a parade ground cap; it wouldn''t pass muster at Pirbright or Aldershot, but it is the authentic "front line fighter" look, sort of the "50-mission cap" for the infantry.
Re: valuation, I appreciate the vendor price renderings for the benefit of clearing customs with minimum difficulty (*cough*).
I''d have given anything to have one of these when I was a kid.
Trench Cap
(2009-07-10)
Very nice reproduction from high quality materials. service was excellent as well.
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Rob - CA