KOREAN WAR ERA CANADIAN MILITARY PEAKED CAP BY BUFFALO CAP CO. LTD. - WINNIPEG, 1952

A CANADIAN MILITARY PEAKED CAP IN KHAKI WOOL, DATED 1952, MANUFACTURED BY BUFFALO CAP CO. LTD. OF WINNIPEG, CANADA. THE CAP FEATURES A STRUCTURED PEAK, BROWN LEATHER CHIN STRAP WITH BUCKLE, AND TWO BROWN LEATHER-COVERED SIDE BUTTONS. A HANDWRITTEN TAG ATTACHED TO THE CHIN STRAP READS 'KOREAN WAR ERA'.

IDENTIFICATION:
* MAKER: BUFFALO CAP CO. LTD., WINNIPEG, CANADA
* DATE: 1952
* SIZE: 7 1/8
* LABEL: PRINTED INTERIOR LABEL IN RED TEXT ON WHITE GROUND, FULLY LEGIBLE

CONSTRUCTION:
* BODY: KHAKI WOOL WITH HERRINGBONE WEAVE VISIBLE
* CHIN STRAP: BROWN LEATHER WITH BRASS-TONED BUCKLE
* BUTTONS: TWO BROWN LEATHER-COVERED SIDE BUTTONS
* LINING: DARK INTERIOR LINING
* PEAK: STIFFENED, FABRIC-COVERED

CONDITION:
THE WOOL BODY IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH MINOR SOFTENING AND RELAXATION OF THE CROWN SHAPE CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE LEATHER CHIN STRAP IS INTACT AND SUPPLE WITH MINOR SURFACE WEAR. BOTH LEATHER-COVERED SIDE BUTTONS ARE PRESENT AND SECURE. THE PEAK SHOWS MINOR EDGE WEAR. THE INTERIOR MAKER'S LABEL IS INTACT AND FULLY LEGIBLE. MINOR CREASING AND COMPRESSION TO THE CROWN IS VISIBLE.

Item Size: Height: 7cm, Width: 10cm, Depth: 9cm, Weight: 1.1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293645+264

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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