2nd Gurkha Rifles Hat

[BobS]

The traditional Gurkha felt hat, which is actually two hats sewn together.
This one is for The 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles ( The Sirmoor Rifles), now sadly amalgamated into the Royal Gurkha Rifles. It's certainly a postwar example.
An Ebay purchase, it came with an incorrect badge for the 7th Gurkha Rifles, biut the black & red checkerboard patch is of course for the 2GR, and that designation is written somewhat illegibly on the sweatband. The cap is only size 6 1/4!
The 2 GR was the only Gurkha regiment to not incorporate the kukri in it's badge.

BobS

[Jerry B]

they always seem to come with the wrong badge on them, this one came with a lose badge but had the badge backing still in place

[Tinhat]

Very nice Jerry, do you know where are these are manufactured?

Steve

[Jerry B]

Very nice Jerry, do you know where are these are manufactured?

Steve

Steve, I believe they are probably British made.

[Tinhat]

I would have thought so too, if I made a hat that looked like that I would have my name all over it.

[Jerry B]

I would have thought so too, if I made a hat that looked like that I would have my name all over it.

I believe that post c1990 the MOD ordered items to no longer be named, and my hats kurkha could be that period