Hi all, hope everyone's well.
Picked this hat up today, i understand the cap badge and hackle does not go with the hat. Can anyone tell me more about this type of headgear and possibly the era?
Thank you all!
Vicky
Hi all, hope everyone's well.
Picked this hat up today, i understand the cap badge and hackle does not go with the hat. Can anyone tell me more about this type of headgear and possibly the era?
Thank you all!
Vicky
Balmoral Bonnet is the name for this type of cap, but it is also known as the Tam O'shanter.
This one is post WW2 issue.
Cheers, Ade.
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Cheers Ade, helpful as always
I never knew it was called a Balmoral Bonnet, I always thought it was just a Tam. Always learning
You must have missed this thread towards the bottom of this page Andy.
https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/USA-b...al-cap-229479/
The red hackle is usually for the Black Watch, so the badge at least is wrong, though I would have to look up the tartan to see which it is.
Regards,
Jerry
Whatever its just an opinion.
Great, so all i need now is a post war Black Watch Cap badge and it will be a nice complete piece.
The cap badge appears to be for the Suffolk Regt., so not correct for this balmoral. Also, the badge backing is incorrect for the Black Watch, as they did not wear a cap badge on the balmoral; for them, the Red Hackle alone would suffice. I believe the hackle is wrong here, and the balmoral is for another Scottish regiment.
BobS
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