HG01- USMC officer dress white cap chinstraps. These are nice bullion with the red blood stripe. Unused.

--$15 each--

HG02- Nice clean WW2 USMC Overseas caps. No mothing or other damage. Leather sweatband. Size is my choice.

--$25 each--

HG03-- Korean War era enlisted man s Khaki visor cap. This is in excellent condition with a firm visor and good cloth. Size is tagged as size 7 1/4. Named to C.D.Haller and dated 1951.

--$135--

HG04-Pre-WW2 or early WW2 USMC enlisted visor cover. This appears to have been used in the movies. Has "UCI stamped in the inside. (United Costumers International). There are no markings on the sweatband. The sweatband is loose. This cover has the thin wire spreader for the top. There is no EGA on the front but the buttons are USMC. Two small stains on the top but no holes. A little loose on a styrofoam head. Nice chinstrap and firmly attached visor. Maybe a size 7.

--$39--

HG05-USMC WW2 enlisted visor cap for the green service uniform. In very good condition with no mothing or visor damage. Size 7 5/8. The date looks like 1940 but I cannot be sure of the last number.

--$135--

HG06-WW2 USN Officer's visor cap. In very good condition. Good visor but the surface is shows grazing. Whicker frame and the cover is clear of moth holes but there is some tracking.The officer insignia is in great shape and marked to "GEMSCO." Sweatband is loose.

--$69--

HG08- - Pair of USN Commander/Captain visor caps. Both are in nice condition and do show some age but no issues. They are both named to R.A.Kiner who was commissioned in 1946 and was a Naval Aviator. He served 4 years on active duty and then 20 more in the reserves. He rose to the rank of captain. He had the unique experience of accidentally dropping a bomb (non-explosive practice one) on the city of San Francisco! He was heading for the bombing range when the WW2 bomb rack failed and dropped a bomb. He was unaware of it until he was returning home from training. I will provide a copy of the write up and details of his service. Both caps are whicker framed Bancroft made. The khaki one has heavy bullion on the visor while the white one has the more modern thread-like bullion. Both are tagged as a size 7 3/8.

--$139 for both--

Item HG17- Current issue US Merchant Marine officer's visor cap. Has the waterproof cover and very nice insignia. Does not appear to have been used much if at all. The elastic cap band is loosing form and should be replaced for use. Tagged as a size 7.

--$25--

HG18- US Coast Guard Auxiliary khaki service cap. This is obsolete. Nice salty insignia, correct silver chinstrap and buttons. Clean and firmly attached visor. No stiffener in the cover. No rips, tears or stains. Small size, maybe a 6 2/4.

--$19-

HG19-- Coast Guard Auxiliary Commander/Captain visor cap in excellent condition. Lightly used and nice bullion on the visor. Size: 7 5/8.

--$79--

Item HG21 - WW2 enlisted man overseas caps with branch piping. These are all free of moth damage. Do not ask for sizes, they fit well on a Styrofoam head for display. From left to right starting at the top: Signal Corps, Military Police, Engineer(SOLD), Medical, Air Corps, Transportation Corps, Artillery

--$15 each --

Item HG22 - WW2 enlisted man cotton khaki overseas caps. Do not ask for sizes, they fit well on a Styrofoam head for display. From left to right starting at the top: Artillery, quartermaster, engineer, infantry, signal corps, military police, medical, officer (stain where someone glued an airborne patch).

--$15 each--

HG28- Nice, early named WW2 enlisted visor. In very good condition but some speckeled stains on the top. Not a big issue for use or display. No rips or tears. Good sweatband. Named to "H.Kuntz." There is a Howard Kuntz who was assigned to the 42nd Division. Tag says it is a size 6 7/8.

--$49--

HG29- Nice enlisted visor cap. In very good condition but the sweatband is loose. Some light lines in the visor. No stains, mothing or dandruff.

--$49--

HG30- Early WW2 US Army officer s visor cap. Made of wool felt and has the thin edge prevalent in the pre-war caps. The sweatband is about 1/2 loose. No size but it is small. Visor is very nice and firmly attached. There are several small moth holes on the top but the hat displays well. This even has the pre-war back strap. Marked as a Zepher, made by Royal Uniform Corp. of Rochester. Nice example of an early war cap.

--$69--

Item HG40- USAF Academy blue cadet cap with insignia. Has the nice visor, chin strap and sweatband. Missing the rear strap. Not a biggie. Marked as a size 7, this hat is in very nice condition.

--$24--

HG49-US Army officer's green service hat. This has the bullion wire "scrambled eggs" on the visor and was worn by officers ranking from Major thru General. This appears to be from the early 60s .shows some age. Made by Luxemburg. No rips, tears or moth damage. No size marked but my guess is it is a 7 or smaller.

--$34--

HG51- Signal Corps field grade officer dress blue cap. Appears to have been only lightly used. Made by Art Form caps, New York. Tag under the sweatband indicates it is a size 7. Wonderful bullion on the visor.

--SOLD--

HG52-- Vintage Artillery officer's field grade dress blue visor hat. No rips, tears or stains. Wonderful bullion work on the visor. Cap band and chin strap are also bullion. Quality dress blue cap made by Luxemburg. Fur felt top and full sweatband. No size tag but is probably a size 7.

--$69--

HG54- Minty 1960-70 Transportation Corps field grade officer dress blue cap. Has the wire bullion oak leaves on the visor and bullion chin strap. Marked as a size 7. No rips, tears or stains. The cover is a very nice fur felt. Made by BIRKSHIRE.

--$54--

HG55- - Awesome 1960s Engineer field grade officer s dress blue visor cap. No issues with this one. Engineer side buttons, bullion trim on the cap band and chinstrap with heavy wire bullion on the brim. Marked as a size 7. Inside shows its age but nothing is loose. Made by VANS BROTHER CAP FACTORY.

--$69--

HG56- - Older US Army Medical Service field grade officer cap. Heavy fur felt and loaded with bullion: cap band, visor and chin strap. Some wear to the top but does not detract from use or display. Marked as a size 7 and made by BANCROFT.

--$64--

HG57- Beautiful older US Army Infantry field grade officer dress blue cap. Loads of bullion. Made by Nudelman Bros. Tagged as a size 7 1/4.

--$59--

HG58- US Army Officer Dress Blue cap for a Military Intel Corps field grade officer. Made by Art Caps, this cap is in excellent condition with loads of nice bullion on the visor, chin strap and hat band. Tagged as a size 7 1/8.

--$59--

HG59-Beautiful field grade Cavalry/Armor officer dress blue visor. In excellent condition with no issues. I believe it to be a size 6 5/8. Nice heavy bullion on the visor and branch trim. There is a small repair to the trim in the back. Not a detraction from display or wear.

--$64--

HG63- - Named US Army Colonel s white dress visor cap. Colonel Larry Cook was a U.S. Army war veteran of the Korean War and Vietnam War, earned several medals, including the Purple Heart, Vietnam Service Medal with 4-Bronze Services Stars, Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm-unit, the Legion of Merit, with 1-Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star medal, Air Medal 9 awards, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation medal with 1-Oak Leaf Cluster, and the National Defense Service Medal with 1-Oak Leaf Cluster. Earned the Master Parachutist Badge. Some of his tours of duty included: The Pentagon in Washington, D.C., The Army War College in Carlisle, PA, Snow Hall in Ft. Sill, OK where he is inducted into the Ft. Sill Hall of Fame, 11th Airborne Division in Augsburg Germany, and Chief of Staff of the 82nd Airborne Division in Fayetteville, NC where he is honored in the 82nd Airborne Division Museum. He retired from the Army life in 1980. The cap is in very nice condition with some yellowing of the cover and would be a great addition to any military collection.

--$99--

HG65- USAF field grade officer service cap. In excellent condition with the older style buttons. Made by Bernard Cap Co. Very nice bullion Farts and Darts on the visor. Tagged as a size 7 1/4.

--$54--

HG66- USAF Field Grade officer Mess Dress, black visor cap. Marked as a size 7 1/8, the cap is used but in good condition with the older style buttons. No rips, tears or stains. Nice bullion Farts and Darts.

--$49--

HG67- Wonderful, very lightly used, USAF General officer Visor cap. Marked as a size 7 3/8. This has the 3 Farts and Darts on either side of the visor denoting General officer.

--$99--

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