I got a couple questions about a hat I just bought.
It is a soviet militia officer summer visor cap, I've never had one like this before, does the white cover come off like I've heard?
And if so, is it grey underneath?
And does the modern Russian Federation have any equal?
And here we have the militia cap I purchased from the usual dealer in Ukraine.
And also a Russian Federation Officers cap from the same seller which appears to be air force. :)
Sorry for the bad photos, it was taken with my cell phone.
the militia summer cap i have is a 2 part construction.
it is a body of band visor and top with a iron circle in it.
the top is made of very wide woven coton and has the diamond on the inside to it.
the cover (white) has a iron ring of its own and is only atached to the cap by friction and clamping of the 2 iron bands together with the top clamped between and the cover on the out side.
the white cover was washable and could be bought separately , i have heard a summer cap was delivered with 2 covers but can not confirm it.
it is not a winter militia cap with a simple white cover like was done in the 50's.