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Hat question
Hi,
what are the thoughts on this side hat on ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Royal-Arm...oAAOSwvi9fMnrs and this one too https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROYAL-ARM...cAAOSwod1fNB3f I'e not seen an education corps ones like it but could it before but am always discovering new things Cheers Mike |
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Ridiculous hat and dodgy attribution.
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The second one you show,not a British military cap I’ve ever seen that’s for sure
Gerard
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Thanks very much - just wanted to make sure it wasn’t just my lack of knowledge
Regards Mike |
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The second hat is a Sangkok or Songkok. British Army personnel on loan service in Brunei wear/wore this headgear sometimes in Corps or Regimental colours.
Tim
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Songkok
As worn by the Royal Corps of Signals in Malaya and Singapore
Tim
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Fuller detail from Headdress, Badges and Embellishments of the Royal Corps of Signals by Major A G Harfield BEM, published 1982.
Note the reference to Wahid & Co as the manufacturer. Tim
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REME Songkok
Here is a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers version (REME).
Tim
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RAOC Songkok
Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) version
Tim
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Thanks Tim, that would make a lot of sense - the Brunei Loan Service team now wear full Brunei uniform.
Could the side hat be linked to the signals with the blue central section? |
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