Four authentic WWII overseas caps:
1. Dark Green with Officers braid / piping. 1942 dated. Size 7 1/4. Satin lining with supple leather band. Officer wrote, “E.B. Holten 0-289″ on the band. There is also a laundry tag marked, “4-020″. The quartermaster tag is crisp and nicely sewn inside the cap. One tiny moth nip. Otherwise, the cap is in excellent shape.
2. EM/NCO wool with Signal Corps braid / piping. Size 7 1/4. Soldier wrote his laundry ID inside (“G 8806″). The cap has several moth nips.
3. EM/NCO wool with Army Air Corps braid / piping. Size 7 1/8. Has legible quartermaster tag and is dated 12/30/1942. No condition issues. Soldier wrote his laundry ID (“P 7548″) on the sweatband.
4. Khaki cotton with officers braid / piping. Very clean with original price tag (80 cents). No size, but is a very large cap (7 1/2 or 7 3/8). Satin lining with leather band.
Price: SOLD
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Five authentic WWII overseas caps:
1. EM/NCO wool with Transportation (or possibly Ordnance) braid / piping. A few small moth nips. Otherwise, in clean condition. Legible quartermaster tag reads size 7 1/8 and 1/4/1945 dated.
2. EM/NCO wool with Artillery braid / piping. One moth nip inside a fold and not visible when displayed or worn. Nice quartermaster tag with 1941 date. Size 7 1/8.
3. EM/NCO khaki cotton with Artillery braid / piping. Size 6 7/8. One soiled area at the front of the cap (see pic). Otherwise, very clean.
4. EM/NCO wool with no branch. Size 7 3/8. 1941 dated. One or two moth nips, but otherwise a very clean cap.
5. Officers quality wool elastic with Artillery braid / piping. No condition issues. Silk lined with leather sweat band. No size, but very large (7 3/8).
Price: SOLD
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Four authentic WWII overseas caps:
1. EM/NCO wool with Armored braid / piping. Quartermaster tag intact, but no longer legible. Approximate size 6 3/8. No mothing or notable condition issues other than some wear to the sweatband from being worn.
2. EM/MCO khaki cotton with Engineer braid / piping. Quartermaster tag intact, but no longer legible. Stamped size “7 1/4″. Clean condition with no issues.
3. Officer Quality elastic wool with Engineer braid / piping. Unusual color material. It looks soiled in the pics, but it’s actually a rusty brown color. Size 7 1/2. Silk lining with intact leather sweatband.
4. EM/NCO wool with Engineer braid / piping. Size “7″. In used condition with no mothing or stains. The soldier penned “W4461″ and “PVT Woods, Co. B 31 ENG, 374″ inside the sweatband. I was able to find this veteran in the National Archives.
Price: SOLD
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An original, British-Made officers overseas cap in a size “7″. The former owner penned “4905″ into the silk lining of the cap. The supple leather sweatband reads, “J.Collett. LTD, 7, 1973″
The cap has two small holes on the side and they do not appear to be mothing (see pics). Otherwise, the cap is in excellent condition.
Price: SOLD
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This packboard is not upgradable. It is in minty condition with the original instruction sheet still stapled to it (by the manufacturer). The stencil on the top reads, “American Seating Co., O.I. 7025 – 4X – C, 3-7-44″. Made on March 7, 1944.
Price: SOLD
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