Spanish Civil War Republican Cap
My latest addition to the Spanish collection is this outstanding Republican forces Infantry Lieutenant cap. The look of the cap says it all, it has so much character. It's reminiscent of the soviet caps with the soft baggy crown for lack of a better description. In contrast the Nationalist or Franco troops wore more traditional caps modeled after the German visor with a stiff inclined crown. It may very well have been used by one of the International brigades.
Cheers, Al
Some illustrated examples of similar caps in use by Republican forces.....
alongside my two other Republican forces headgear....
As usual I had to come up with another creative way of squeezing in more stuff into a very small space......added another small table and the results speak for themselves.....
Great addition to your collection of Republican Army uniforms. It's a fantastic cap.
Al, you are a genius using a small space to display your collection that does not stop growing.
Congratulations.
Santi
P.S. I love your courtain
Thank you Santi, even my wife approves of the new curtain !
A period photograph with a similar cap in use by a Carabinero of the Republican faction.....
I know it's a bit of a stretch but I found a period photo that shows this type of police cap with a hard bill in use during the civil war. I could not magnify the photo from the internet so a grainy screen shot will have to do. You can see the similarity.
Wrong thread, I meant to post this on Spanish Civil War / Blue Division Volunteer Collection
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first of all I like the way that they salute, with a clenched fist! never seen that before? next you have one of the most magnificent collection that I have ever seen on the subject, CUDDOS to you!
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