New Navy Field Cap

[Jareth]

Waited impatiently for this to arrive from U.K. ! Nice salty cap with added black stripe for petty officer. A very unusual example

[SNLF]

Jareth, very nice! interesting anchor and love the field promotion added stripe. is the interior cloth heavy cotton like those seen in Philippine made caps?

[ghp95134]

Named to
山路
Yamaji; could also be read as Yamamichi, but seems mostly Yamaji.

-- Guy

[Jareth]

I only have one other similar cap. Insignia is completely different but interiors are similar. I won't speculate as to where either cap was made.

[RussM]

Great looking caps Jareth, I love these unusual insignias. Nice to see where it was unstitched to add the stripe and then hand sewn.

Regards

Russ

[ghp95134]

I only have one other similar cap. Insignia is completely different but interiors are similar. I won't speculate as to where either cap was made.

上曹福＊
Jōsō Fuku*
CPO Fuku~
上曹 is a contraction of 上等兵曹 Jōtōheisō: Chief Petty Officer.

The surname Fuku~ is something like Fukuda; Fukushima; if there is no other kanji following 福, then there are other special pronunciations (see link).

-- Guy

[Jareth]

Guy, thanks! Here's full photo

[ghp95134]

Guy, thanks! Here's full photo

福谷
Fukutani [i.e., "Lucky Valley"]

-- Guy

[Long Shot]

Jareth, nice caps - great look to the field promotion Petty Officer! Just love the creative "improv" utilized by the owners. I have seen several where the black material looked to be made from an old IJN tie. Good find for sure

[Razorback76]

Wherever this type comes from they all seem to have the same characteristics. Yellowish lining and a green outer that fades out to a light blue. They seem to all surface in the United kingdom as well. The enlisted example posted above has a heavily faded out ink stamp. If only it was readable. They are foreign made imo and rare at this point. I have only seen three of these. Mine, which is identical to Jareth's standard enlisted above. Then the P.O. cap above. I was very surprised to see it turn up on FB then e-bay. Many odd and rare items seem to have come home from Commonwealth areas of operation. Great cap!
S