Description
Physical description
cap
Khaki cotton soft cap with soft peak and lace tie at the back. Cotton chin-strap and embroidered badge sewn onto the front
Label
The Japanese introduced the field cap in 1938 as part of the Type 98 uniform. In keeping with their attitude to field service dress, the cap was very practical, and used in all theatres as an alternative to the steel helmet. In style the cap had much in common with a side cap but featured a non-rigid peak and leather chinstrap. Army versions featured a yellow cloth five-pointed star sewn to the front whilst those of Naval ground forces had an anchor device. Invariably the cap could be adjusted by cord ties located at the rear of the cap and there were conventionally between two to three air grommets fitted to either side of the crown. In tropical climates a neck curtain was fitted that was made of four separate strips of cloth.
Officer's versions of the cap were made of superior quality cloth & insignia was made of gold thread.
As Japan's war ambitions went into reverse the quality of the field caps diminished, among the alternative materials used were woven paper and even grass.
Donor states that the cap was acquired from a Leading Air Mechanic, Royal Navy who served aboard HMS Glory in the Pacific in 1945
History note
The Japanese introduced the field cap in 1938 as part of the Type 98 uniform. In keeping with their attitude to field service dress, the cap was very practical, and used in all theatres as an alternative to the steel helmet. In style the cap had much in common with a side cap but featured a non-rigid peak and leather chinstrap. Army versions featured a yellow cloth five-pointed star sewn to the front whilst those of Naval ground forces had an anchor device. Invariably the cap could be adjusted by cord ties located at the rear of the cap and there were conventionally between two to three air grommets fitted to either side of the crown. In tropical climates a neck curtain was fitted that was made of four separate strips of cloth.
Officer's versions of the cap were made of superior quality cloth & insignia was made of gold thread.
As Japan's war ambitions went into reverse the quality of the field caps diminished, among the alternative materials used were woven paper and even grass.
Donor states that the cap was acquired from a Leading Air Mechanic, Royal Navy who served aboard HMS Glory in the Pacific in 1945