China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap GTRexclude he joined the Flugzeugführerschule B

he joined the Flugzeugführerschule B 33 Nachrichtenkompanie Prag (Pilot School B 33 Signal Company Prague)

the top is crowned by a national Kriegsmarine eagle with spread wings

the peak also features a tri-colour cockade constructed of multi-coloured machine embroidery on a dark green rayon backer

trimmed along both edges with machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire

helmet stamped FKS 18

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap GTRexclude he joined the Flugzeugführerschule BA wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers service cap, constructed entirely of khaki coloured woven cotton with a raised peak. The cap consists of a crown that features a supportive spring loaded wire ring that gives the crown its distinctive shape and traditional raised peak, with a cap band directly below. The cap band itself is constructed of coarsely woven, ribbed, khaki coloured cotton.