RFC cap

[Davidh]

trawling ebay last night i came across this so bid and won, it appears to be an rfc ww1 cap to me going by the badge, rgds Dave

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Dave, indeed it is an Officers RFC field service cap.

Cheers, Ade.

[Davidh]

thanks for confirmation Ade i do need to keep away from that ebay tho as getting mighty skint i will never be able to afford that mansion by the sea,,,,,, cheers Dave

[Adrian Stevenson]

I would sooner have all the kit. It is a super cap

Cheers, Ade.

[Davidh]

well it landed today, the buttons are different that go on the front the detached one is rfc and the other is army,, rgds Dave

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Dave, a slight problem here in that case. The RASC button is post WW1: during the Great War they were the ASC, as the Royal title was not confered until after the war.

Cheers, Ade.

[jimpy]

Hi Ade and Dave.

My initial thoughts were that the RASC button had been added as a "replacement" or retained by the original owner from his previous unit, but, when Ade raised the question of RASC formation date etc, I had another, closer, look and then I realised that there is actually a "GVIR" monogram in the middle of it, this therefore, puts the button at least, in the timescale of 1936>1952!
Interesting conundrum that I think!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Dave, check the stitching to this button.

Cheers, Ade.

[Davidh]

Hi guys,the cotton looks to be an orangey brown and looks not very old to me, rgds Dave

[Adrian Stevenson]

Any traces of any other cotton used? What about where the missing button is?

Cheers, Ade.