Great Britain. British Army Brigadier's Forage Cap, Post 1953

This fine quality cap has a 45 mm wide red wool band, with the body of the cap fabricated from a khaki wool, in the traditional flat top design with raised peak. There are four khaki-coloured metal eyelets, two on either side of the seam at the rear of the cap, on the underside of the overhang for ventilation. The front is adorned with a 34.5 mm (w) x 49.5 mm (h) Brigadier's Cap Badge, illustrating the lion standing upon the Queen's crown, the badge fabricated from gold-coloured and silvered bullion wire, with maroon felt in the void of the crown, touches of red embroidery in the crown on and in the tongue of the lion, along with touches of red and green embroidery in the base of the crown. The khaki wool visor has a chocolate brown two-piece leather strap resting along the top edge, held in position via silvered ERII buttons on both sides. The underside of the visor is in khaki wool, the visor itself very stiff. The 50 mm wide sweatband is fabricated from cinnamon brown leather, emboss stamped "Real Roam Leather" on the left side, the two ends stitched together at the rear. The sidewalls are lined in a silver rayon, the dome covered in a reddish-brown moisture-resistant fabric, with a "HERBERT JOHNSON LONDON" manufacturer's stamp in the dome, the stamp with the designation "BY APPOINTMENT / TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN / HATTERS" above. The sweatband exhibits very light soiling, the cap free of mothing. Overall, it continues to exhibit smooth quality in the wool, plus quality workmanship, intact stitching, maintaining its original period look, extremely fine.