New navy cap

[Banzi64]

1935 dated blue wool naval cap

[cbuehler]

A very nice cap, but I cant see any date though. Were is the showa 10 date? The cap looks late to me.

CB

[Banzi64]

A very nice cap, but I cant see any date though. Were is the showa 10 date? The cap looks late to me.

CB

Late war? All navy caps were made a standardcolor green by late war. No season color changing. There were some green wool reissues also. White caps were dyed green as well. This cap has a felt anchor , not bevo like late war. The date is faded it doesn't show up in the photo well

[cbuehler]

Sorry, I meant to say later, not late war. Anyway, I am still confused on that date. I thought that these type caps did not come out until 1938 for both the army and navy. Previous to that date I thought the navy used only the round cap?

CB

[Jareth]

My research leads me to believe navy introduced field caps late in 1936-1937.

[Banzi64]

There could be a kanji in front of the ten, that would make it showa 11 or 12 making it the date Jareth said. I need to take a glass to it