China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap GTRexclude He joined the Imperial Navy

He joined the Imperial Navy in 1887

pin on the reverse

Right knee was injured

thick smooth finished brown leather tab stitched in place on the underside on the left end

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap GTRexclude He joined the Imperial NavyA 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.