United Kingdom. An Officer’s Peaked “Crusher” Service Cap

A well-preserved wartime example of a British issue Army Officer’s peaked “crusher” cap, constructed entirely of olive-drab woven cotton in the traditional design with a raised peak. The cap consists of a smooth integrated cap band with a crusher-style crown of the same type and colour material. It is missing its insignia that was previously mounted to the front, but includes a chocolate-brown adjustable leatherette chin strap that is held in place on either side of the cap with a matching brown leatherette “knotted” button. The chin strap rests upon a visor with a stiff core, not depicting creasing of any kind, that is equally lined with matching olive-drab woven cotton. Both sides of the cap are ordained with two bronze horizontally mounted side-by-side rivet breather-holes. The interior of the cap is lined entirely a brown oil cloth overtop a rayon-cotton blended fabric with a light brown leather sweatband that has changed colour to dark brown from age and wear. The cap is maker marked “Junior Army & Navy Stores LTD, 15 Regent St. S.W”. It measures  approximately 24 cm (w) x 275 mm (l), with soiling from age and wear on the interior of the cap, but otherwise well preserved, in better than very fine condition.