11-04-2002, 03:18 PM
Paddywhack,
A few questions on your hats. Could you describe the tank commander's hat as there is no such thing per se. The armour branch shares the same hat with all the technical branches which used black branch of service colour - artillery, engineers, construction, signals, etc. However, there are officer's hats with black velvet bands instead of regular black cloth. These were used for a while by officers of armoured units.
As to border guard hats - they existed in roughly the same colour scheme since around 1924. What changed were the hat badges and the size or crown and shape of peak. Any more details on yours??
Shawn
A few questions on your hats. Could you describe the tank commander's hat as there is no such thing per se. The armour branch shares the same hat with all the technical branches which used black branch of service colour - artillery, engineers, construction, signals, etc. However, there are officer's hats with black velvet bands instead of regular black cloth. These were used for a while by officers of armoured units.
As to border guard hats - they existed in roughly the same colour scheme since around 1924. What changed were the hat badges and the size or crown and shape of peak. Any more details on yours??
Shawn
