Is this a real general service cap?
Article about: Looking at this auction, I need one of these caps. I don't see anyplace for the badge, and the stitches around the vent holes looks like it wasn't done when the cap was made. Any thoughts or
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Re: Is this a real general service cap?
It's a real British beret and looks unissued
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Re: Is this a real general service cap?
Thank you Rene, I wasn't sure about the stitching. Did they have to make their own cuts in the cap to put the badge on? Or are the slits just not showing due to the cahnce of a badge never having been put on this one?
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Re: Is this a real general service cap?
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Stinkpotpete
Thank you Rene, I wasn't sure about the stitching. Did they have to make their own cuts in the cap to put the badge on? Or are the slits just not showing due to the cahnce of a badge never having been put on this one?
I agree with Rene, it's an original unissued khaki beret. Yes, they had to make their own cuts for the badge. Sometimes berets and GS Caps had a piece of stitching to indicate where the badge should go, but often not.
Rob
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Re: Is this a real general service cap?
No worries Paul
on one of my Canadian berets I had to make the slits my self so I guess this would be the case with this one
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Re: Is this a real general service cap?
And these sometimes have bullion insignia instead of a metal badge. Nice beret.
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever
its just an opinion.
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Re: Is this a real general service cap?
Thank you Rob and Bond, thank you again Rene. I need something to hang my Somerset LI badge on, and was going for later in the war since most of the items I've found so far have been dated so late. Only 6 days to go on the auction, I got my fingers crossed.
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