British Headgear collection

[Bond]

Some montage shots of my British headgear collection, or most of it as I have probably missed some out. Soft headgear not including pith helmets or steel helmets.

[gregM]

That's a pretty impressive collection

[JUBILEE42]

"...not including pith helmets or steel helmets."
Looking forward to see them...

Best
Thierry

[Marcel Banziger]

I agree, very impressive collection!!!

[Bond]

Steel helmets and piths though there are some missing and will be added later. I'll add individual pictures of each item when time allows.

[IanC]

Superb focused collection, thank you for posting such an interesting thread.

[Lou58]

Nice collection Jerry, and well displayed, mate I see a Ozzy slouch hat with the Australian cap badge or am I wrong?

Lou

[Bond]

Nice collection Jerry, and well displayed, mate I see a Ozzy slouch hat with the Australian cap badge or am I wrong?

Lou

Thanks Lou.

There are two Aussie slouchies, one with its badge and the other with a removed cloth patch, probably British used for the 2nd one.



I have another couple of slouch hats including my fave, a British 1941 dated example with a flash for the Welch Regiment which I have added below.

Another cap I missed is this Welsh regiments officers glengarry for a volunteer battalion from the late Victorian period.

[Bond]

A couple more detail montages for the Welch regiment, an officers Forage cap pre 1969 and a WWII OR's universal pattern field service cap.

[Bond]

Named WWI Staff officers SD cap, ex Welsh guards, he also served during WWII in charge of dropping pigeons into occupied Europe.

[wootars]

Some fantastic headgear in your collection Jerry. Thanks for showing a montage of them.

[Bond]

Some fantastic headgear in your collection Jerry. Thanks for showing a montage of them.

Thanks wootars. I adding detail shots of many of them.

OR's forage cap with issue date of 1909 and unit marked to the 2nd Battalion the Monmouthshire Regiment.

[BPA-Paul]

Very nice collection Jerry and well put together montage.

[Bond]

Very nice collection Jerry and well put together montage.

Thanks Paul.

British artillery officers forage cap, territorial force 1908-1917. The hatters went out of business in 1917 but also the badge was changed as the artillery Territorial forces were allowed to wear the "normal" Artillery badge which prior to then they wore the version shown on the cap with laurel leaves instead of ubique on the upper scroll.

[Bond]

The hatters logo and another pic of the underside of the RA TF officers cap.