I don't collect cloth headgear as such but ... If I find one with a nice camo pattern, shape or whatever, I'll get it. Here are the ones I have so far. Feel free to post yours. Enjoy.
The Bigeard cap is famous because of it style. Indochina 1953, being inspired by the Japanese field cap, it was created & tailored on a small scale locally. One of those cap was giving to Col. Bigeard by a captain Tourret who then equipped is whole battalion (6e BPC) with it. In Algeria the cap became so popular that it was finally officially issued.
The inspiration for the Bigeard cap, the Japanese field cap.
Originally produced locally on a small scale from jacket hoods.
From then on the cap popularity spread to other countries.
Being produced officially or not with all kind of different material.
Here with Hungarian M1949 pattern.
A French modern issued cap.
Similar but known as a flap cap, this SWAPOL perhaps Koevoet unit is an homemade cap. It could be worn inside out for friendly easy identification.
Guinea-Bissau.
Looks like Chinese produced pattern for exportation.
More to come, meanwhile feel free to show yours. Thanks
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