China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap Newly Listed WWI 125th Infantry Battalion Cap

WWI 125th Infantry Battalion Cap Badge CEF - Browning copper

with a horizontal slit in the pocket for feeding through the dagger hanger

and detonation and sweeping devices

the obverse consisting of a pair of crossed swords

in original envelope)

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap Newly Listed WWI 125th Infantry Battalion CapA wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers service cap, constructed entirely of khaki coloured woven cotton with a raised peak. The cap consists of a crown that features a supportive spring loaded wire ring that gives the crown its distinctive shape and traditional raised peak, with a cap band directly below. The cap band itself is constructed of coarsely woven, ribbed, khaki coloured cotton.