China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made United Republic of measuring 86 mm (w) x

measuring 86 mm (w) x 97

captured an enemy mortar observer

embossed coat-of-arms

two Prop and Wings Insignia on Card of Issue (two-piece construction

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made United Republic of measuring 86 mm (w) xA fine example of a wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers service cap, constructed entirely of olive drab coloured wool fabric with a raised peak. The cap consists of a smooth oversized crown that protrudes past the base of the cap. It features two large rivets mounted horizontally side by side for air ventilation. The cap band that transitions into the crown is constructed of coarsely woven,