China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap GTRexclude thick smooth finished brown leather

thick smooth finished brown leather tab stitched in place on the underside on the left end

he joined the Flugzeugführerschule B 33 Nachrichtenkompanie Prag (Pilot School B 33 Signal Company Prague)

He joined the Imperial Navy in 1887

Right knee was injured

pin on the reverse

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap GTRexclude thick smooth finished brown leatherA wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers service cap, constructed entirely of khaki coloured woven cotton with a raised peak. The cap consists of a crown that features a supportive spring loaded wire ring that gives the crown its distinctive shape and traditional raised peak, with a cap band directly below. The cap band itself is constructed of coarsely woven, ribbed, khaki coloured cotton.