I forgot I also have this post 53 REME field officer forage cap in the post, due to arrive tomorrow. Condition on this one looks superb and the price was too good to not buy it. Sellers pics for now, which are very good.
I forgot I also have this post 53 REME field officer forage cap in the post, due to arrive tomorrow. Condition on this one looks superb and the price was too good to not buy it. Sellers pics for now, which are very good.
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever its just an opinion.
Hi Jerry, A fairly common cap but by a superb manufacturer. Like you say, superb condition too. Johnson is one of my favourite cap manufacturers along with Bates. Both seem to have perfected the "saddle" style and have attained the highest quality. Congratulations on a fine aquisition. I look forward to see and showing more!!
Regards, happy hunting and best wishes Michael!!
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever its just an opinion.
The 4th/7th DG badge is silver, whether plated or solid, I don't know. I have not removed it from the cap. I had an other ranks 4th/7th DG cap, and the badge was white metal, and lower quality, of course.
To my knowledge, post 1962, ALL cavalry officer dress caps had the peak edge braid attached, which was previously only for majors & lieut.colonels.
If I recall, it is mentioned in the history of the 4th/7th Dragoon Guards that I have, in the uniform section of the book. I have not seen this mentioned in any of my many uniform reference books.
BobS
Thanks Bob. I thought it looked silver but hard to tell from a photo. It seems to me that Silver was more preferred but white metal was also used for Officers. That is very interesting about the peak detail, I will look into the book. Is that the one titled, "The First the Last"?
Oli
No, the book is " A History of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards' by J.M. Brereton, published by the regiment in 1982. There is a full page color uniform print of a modern day officer in full dress 1962, and the caption states "The gold braiding on the cap peak was introduced for all officers in that year."
BobS
SORRY CHAPS TYPO on my part I was in a hurry !!
should have been 10th hussars prince of wales plum with scroll ( ICH FEATHERS AND CROWN DIEN ) KING AND KING NUMBER VOL 2 no 1929 !! ( page 17 & 18 )
You can see on the cap to the front side just visible the 2 holes for the badge and its ghost marks see the arrows in the pics below and a pic from inside the cap
cheers steve
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