China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made United Republic of A Group of Veteran’s Stick

A Group of Veteran’s Stick Pins

the reverse inscribed in Latin

captured an enemy mortar observer

He enlisted on 9

this time to Sergeant on May 1

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap, American Made United Republic of A Group of Veteran’s StickA fine example of a wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers 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,