China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made

A fine example of a wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officer’s service cap, constructed entirely of olive-drab coloured wool fabric with a raised peak. The cap consists of a smooth oversized crown that protrudes past the base of the cap. It features two large rivets mounted horizontally side-by-side for air ventilation. The cap band that transitions into the crown is constructed of coarsely woven, ribbed, olive-drab coloured cotton. Mounted to the peak of the cap, is a cloth and bullion Kuomintang insignia, constructed of rolled golden aluminum bullion wires in the shape of a central sun with twelve rays on a dark blue wool backer, held in place by a pair of large wings equally crafted of bullion wire. Included is a chocolate-brown leather chin strap that is held in place on either side of the cap by matching gilded bronze buttons equally displaying the Kuomintang insignia. The chin strap rests upon a thick chocolate-brown leather visor, without creases or folds. The interior of the cap is lined entirely with matching olive-drab woven cotton-silk blended fabric, with a chocolate-brown leatherette sweatband that is folded up to hide the interior moisture wicking wool pad that is situated toward the front half of the cap. The leather sweatband is marked with sizing marks in english, denoting that this cap was American-made. It measures 26 cm (w) x 28 cm (l), and is extremely well preserved, in better than extremely fine condition.