China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made Auction 82 mm (w) x 10

82 mm (w) x 10

ribbon with brooch pinback

the battles of Fair Oaks

the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Ferdinand

(as is a case with Prussian awards with swords)

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made Auction 82 mm (w) x 10A 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,