Original Items: Only One Lot of 18 Available. This is a lovely lot of 18 Military hats, mostly American with a few British examples thrown in. They are from the post WWII Period but many are nearly identical to the WWII type. There are peaked visor caps, side caps, campaign hats, some "sealskin" caps, and even a "Donald Duck" cap in this lovely lot.

All of the items are in fair to excellent condition. Most of the visors have sizes, dates and personal markings such as names, units and more. Please consult the high resolution pictures for more details.

This lot comes more than ready for further research and display.

The peaked cap, peaked hat, service cap, barracks cover or combination cap is a form of headgear worn by the armed forces of many nations, as well as many uniformed civilian organizations such as law enforcement agencies and fire departments. It derives its name from its short visor, or peak, which was historically made of polished leather but increasingly is made of a cheaper synthetic substitute.

The term forage cap is also used though that also applies to "field service cap" or the side cap.

Other principal components are the crown, band and insignia, typically a cap badge and embroidery in proportion to rank. Piping is also often found, typically in contrast to the crown color, which is usually white for navy, blue for air force and green for army. The band is typically a dark, contrasting color, often black, but may be patterned or striped.

In the British Army, each regiment and corps has a different badge. In the United States Armed Forces, the cap device is uniform throughout every service branch, though different variants are used by different rank classes.

All caps, visors and berets are in fair to excellent condition. Most of the visors have sizes, dates and personal markings such as names, units and more.

Comes more than ready for further research and display.