China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made Auction Archive 1942 on U 160

1942 on U 160

Each ankle has a vertical slit closing with a single black bakelite button

with a body length of 710 mm and arm length of 578 mm

With the Second World War well underway

The ring measures 21

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made Auction Archive 1942 on U 160A fine example of a wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers service cap, constructed entirely of olive drab coloured wool fabric with a raised peak. The cap consists of a smooth oversized crown that protrudes past the base of the cap. It features two large rivets mounted horizontally side by side for air ventilation. The cap band that transitions into the crown is constructed of coarsely woven,