China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made Auction Archive in cloth covered flip folder)

in cloth covered flip folder)

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was examined and approved for membership on June 13

1942 on U 160

With the Second World War well underway

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made Auction Archive in cloth covered flip folder)A 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,