Coldstream Guards cap star pill box hat

[Alan O]

An undated cabinet card but likely to be Victorian as the bandman is wearing the Pill Box hat that was replaced circa 1900-05 with the New Pattern peakless Guards (Brodrick) cap.

The cap star's arms are clearly curved unlike the right angled badge shown in K&K and attributed to the 1900-05 hat.

This raises some questions about that attribution if this photo is pre 1900 then one does ask why the change in design for the NP hat especially as it is not recorded as a sealed pattern itself.