United States. An Army Service Cap for General Officers, Named to Lieutenant Colonel Edward Southward Robbins

Fabricated from a browninh-green felt on the exterior, featuring the classic high peak, the hidden synthetic roll frame giving definition to the shape of the cap. There are dual olive green-finished metal eyelets for ventilation placed on either side on the overhang. It has a 43 mm wide band in olive green embroidery around its circumference. There is an 56 mm (w) x 60 mm (h) United States Army officer's cap eagle insignia in bronze gilt on the front, the cap badge bearing the Army Great Seal eagle insignia and is affixed to the cap via a screwback that is secured on the inside of the cap. The stiff visor is finished in a smooth cinnamon brown leather on the upper, with a strap in cinnamon brown synthetic material with dual adjustable sliders matching the strap, running across the front between the brass buttons on either side, each of the buttons bearing the Army Great Seal eagle insignia. Connected to the buttons is two-piece strap in cinnamon brown synthetic material with a metal buckle and matching slider that wraps around to the rear of the cap. The underside of the visor is in a hickory brown dimpled synthetic material, the underlying stiff framework on the sidewalls wrapped in a gold-colored nylon. It incorporates a 43 mm wide sweatband in leather, the upper with a smooth cinnamon brown finish, the ends of which are stitched together and finished with a cinnamon brown ribbon at the rear. It is stamped "Genuine Fur Felt" on the right side and "Art Caps" within an oval frame on the left side. The dome is lined in a gold-colored nylon and incorporates a clear moisture shield, covering the green Art Caps manufacturer's insignia. Attached to the dome is a plastic sleeve with an owner's Identification Card, the card inscribed in black ink "Edward Southward Robbins / Lieutenant Colonel / United States Army". The cap measures 265 mm in width x 275 mm in depth x 120 mm in height, exhibiting scattered mothing in the felt on the underside at the rear and on the top. It is of very fine quality manufacture, displaying a wonderful texture in the felt, along with quality workmanship. Better than very fine.