GENUINE VINTAGE US MILITARY ISSUE / SURPLUS
AG-44
SERVICE CAP
NEW OLD STOCK – NEVER ISSUED, NEVER WORN
CONDITION: NEW OLD
STOCK – RARE FIND IN ALMOST 50 YEAR OLD NEW UNISSUED US MILITARY SURPLUS – SEE
PHOTOS
NOMENCLATURE: CAP, SERVICE, WOOL
SERGE, AG-44
ALSO CALLED: PEAKED, BARRACKS,
GARRISON, SERVICE, CAP, COVER, HAT, ETC.
NSN: 8405-00-965-2094
MANUFACTURER: PROPPER
INTERNATIONAL INC.
YEAR of MFR: 1970’s –
UNKNOWN EXACT
COUNTRY of MFR: MADE IN THE USA –
BERRY AMENDMENT COMPLIANT
SIZE: 7-1/8
FABRIC / MATERIAL: 100% WOOL SERGE
ABOUT SIZE: FOR INFO IN SIZING: SEE “TO DETERMINE HAT SIZE” BELOW
SOURCE: GENUINE U.S. MILITARY
ISSUE / SURPLUS PROCURED THROUGH PROPER & DOCUMENTED CHANNELS
COLOR: ARMY GREEN (AG) GREEN SHADE
# 44, AG-44
FEATURES:
·
PEAKED CAP STYLE HAT
·
100% WOOL SERGE CROWN OVER
FRAME CONSTRUCTION
·
INTERNAL CROWN SHAPER
STRUCTURE INCLUDED
·
BLACK LEATHER FRONT VISOR or
BILL
·
VINYL LINING COVER PROTECTS
INTERIOR FROM SWEAT AND MILDEW
·
LEATHER SWEATBAND / HEADBAND
·
COLOR IS ARMY GREEN SHADE # 44
or AG-44 FOR WEAR w/ AG-44 AND OR AG-344 VINTAGE VIETNAM ERA US ARMY SERVICE
DRESS UNIFORM
DESCRIPTION of
MILITARY DRESS PEAKED CAP:
A PEAKED CAP IS A MILITARY STYLE HAT WITH A
FRONT PEAK, FLAT SLOPING CROWN, BAND, AND VISOR. THE PEAKED CAP IS USED BY MANY MILITARIES OF
THE WORLD AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND SOME SERVICE PROFESSIONS WHO WEAR
UNIFORMS.
ABOUT VIETNAM ERA US
ARMY UNIFORMS:
THE US ARMY SERVICE DRESS GREEN UNIFORM WAS
THE UNIVERSAL UNIFORM IN ALL SEASONS, REGARDLESS OF RANK; FOR: GARRISON, DUTY,
AND NON-FIELD WEAR. THE DRESS GREENS
WERE ADOPTED 2 SEPT 1954 AND PHASED IN FOR ISSUE IN THE PERIOD OF 1956 THROUGH
1961. DRESS GREENS BECAME MANDATORY
WINTER SERVICE UNIFORM IN 1960 AND THE SUMMER UNIFORM IN 1964. THE SERVICE DRESS GREEN UNIFORM WAS COMPRISED
OF COLOR: ARMY GREEN SHADE AG-44 AND THE LATER AG-344 FOR LIGHTWEIGHT FABRICS. DRESS GREEN COATS, TROUSERS, AND HEAD GEAR WAS
WORN WITH KHAKI OR TAN SHIRTS, BLACK TIE, AND BLACK LEATHER OXFORD STYLE SHOES.
TO DETERMINE HAT SIZE:
MEASURING FOR YOUR HEAD SIZE IS A BIT ART AND
A BIT SCIENCE. YOU CAN USE A TAPE
MEASURE, OR A LENGTH OF STRING THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO COMPARE TO A TAPE MEASURE
TO DETERMINE THE LENGTH. PLACE THE
STRING OR TAPE AROUND YOUR HEAD ABOUT 1/8" ABOVE YOUR EAR, ACROSS THE
MID-FOREHEAD, COMPLETELY CIRCLING YOUR HEAD. HOLD THE TAPE FIRMLY, BUT NOT TOO
TIGHTLY. BASICALLY, YOU NEED TO MEASURE
YOUR HEAD EXACTLY WHERE THE HAT WILL SIT.
IF YOUR MEASUREMENT FALLS BETWEEN SIZES, IT’S A GOOD IDEA TO CHOOSE THE
NEXT LARGEST SIZE.
ANOTHER, POSSIBLY MORE VALID METHOD TO DETERMINE
HAT SIZE IS TO TRY ON A HAT AND CHECK THE SIZE.
IF YOU DON'T OWN A HAT, THEN TRY ON SOME RANDOM HATS NEXT TIME YOU ARE
OUT SHOPPING. SIZES, EVEN THOUGH THEY DO
VARY DEPENDING ON THE HAT MAKER, ARE SUPPOSED TO BE UNIVERSAL. YOU MAY REFER TO THE SIZING CHART BELOW IF
YOU NEED TO CONVERT A MEDIUM TO AN ACTUAL HAT SIZE.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT HATS ARE NOT UNLIKE
OTHER APPAREL, IN THAT, SIZE CAN VARY SOMEWHAT FROM ONE MANUFACTURER TO ANOTHER
OR EVEN IN DIFFERENT STYLES AND LINES FROM THE SAME BRAND. BECAUSE OF THIS WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT
FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A PERFECT FIT.
MEASUREMENT: 21-1/8"
– 21-1/2" / 54 cm - 55 cm SIZE: SMALL HAT
SIZE: 6-3/4 to 6-7/8
MEASUREMENT: 21-7/8"
– 22-1/4" / 56 cm - 57 cm SIZE: MEDIUM HAT
SIZE: 7 to 7-1/8
MEASUREMENT: 22-5/8"
- 23" / 58 cm - 59 cm SIZE: LARGE HAT
SIZE: 7-1/4 to 7-3/8
MEASUREMENT: 23-1/2"
– 23-7/8" / 60 cm - 61 cm SIZE: X-LARGE HAT
SIZE: 7-1/2 to 7-5/8
MEASUREMENT: 24-1/4"
– 24-5/8" / 62 cm - 63 cm SIZE: XX-LARGE HAT
SIZE: 7-3/4 to 7-7/8
MEASUREMENT: 25"
– 25-3/8" / 64 cm - 65 cm SIZE:
XXX-LARGE HAT SIZE: 8 to 8 +