Great Britain. British Army Brigadier's Forage Cap, Post 1953 Auction 2nd Type (1875)

2nd Type (1875)

The division was then deployed in defensive operations against massed Soviet attacks

55 mm x 114 mm)

tarnishing evident on the reverse

5 mm (h) original ribbon with dual-prong pinback)

Great Britain. British Army Brigadier's Forage Cap, Post 1953 Auction 2nd Type (1875)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