Estonian headgear

Some Estonian headgear that has been piling up ..











 









S

Nice stuff!Like the fur hat.Classic.

The boonies are quite hard to get, so you did well x3 on those!

I'm curious about the second one. It's the "fake flap" M43 style with a label stitched to through the top. I do I don't think I've seen one with a label like that. Is there a visible date on it? Very odd to see the exposed stitching in any case.

Steve

those caps are splendid ... nice finds there Mr., excellent

Thanks guys...

Need some more digital, and an old pattern cap with earflaps...


Steve, have never seen a label sown on right through the crown either ...
Label is too worn/faded to see anything.  

BTW the furry winter cap came from you; it really is a great piece...

The last cap matches the foul weather/winter sets.


S

Just in ....


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S

excellent stuff there again, congrats!

Hey cool, the fur hat looks very fluffy and cosy.

Thank to both Alex(es) for your comments...

I am super happy today...




S

The digital hat you just got is something I've not seen before. All the ones I've seen are fixed size with fake flaps and bullseye on the front. Yours is a sort of US patrol cap style with a common ballcap adjustment strap on back. Neat!

Steve

Hey Steve,

Have noticed that...Strange there is no cockade as well.

Definitely different style than the other digital caps in my collection...I like the design....seems unencumbered by the faux earflaps and straight forward..


Thanks..





S

I do know there are some "private purchase" digital items. My guess is made from rejected cloth, as the two sets I have are significantly different than standard prints. So why not private purchase caps? At least during the early days when supply was constrained?

Steve

Looks like  it is definitely possible  this cap is private purchase or commercial.

Adjustment buckle certainly looks like buckles  found on  some baseball type caps ..

No label usually points toward it not being military issue..

Despite this , IMHO, it  is a great cap ...














S

Got some info on this lid...




This type cap is worn by members of the Defense League...




S

Makes sense!  Like the other uniform we've discussed, these guys apparently bought kit outside of the normal military supply chain.  However, I was told that in recent years they (sensibly) got rid of that policy and now they wear standard kit.  This means your cap can probably be dated between 2006 and whenever the standardization came about.

This probably explains some of the oddball digital trousers I have where neither the cloth nor the cut are identical to standard issue kit.

Steve

While photographing some headgear today I had a good chance to check the cap with the visible label stitching in the crown.

Turns out the label is in good conditions showing 3 lion logo with relatively late date  for a non digital item.














S

Cool! 2010 is *really* late for the pattern.

Steve

Definitely quite late for that pattern..


Here are 2 boonies that are quite different from one another but are made by the same manufacturer..









S

A few more recent arrivals..


                                                                                                                      

                                                                      

                                                                      

                                                                      

                                                                      

                                                                      

                                                                      


Well worn 1st type caps almost look like they are  made in a desert pattern.

S

WOW, enough fur hats for a long winter..cool stuff!

They are all different in some way; you can have one if you want one, Alex.







S

Nice hats!

That Estonian digi camo look like I imagine that Czech vz. 95 would look like when pixelated

nice estonian hat collection here Sal, brilliant! I particulary like the "old" woodland pattern "german style" caps and the desert boonie is nice, too ... excellent stuff!

Thanks, Tibir, thank you  Alex,

Estonian Digital caps and boonies are awesome; both patterns are very unique.


The old style caps are certainly the most interesting. My favorites of the whole bunch.

Must have been a pain to keep the flaps from moving around; have noticed that some have been stitched in place to keep them from coming  undone.

Will do a post of the different early style caps in my collection as time allows..

BR


S

Hey US,take estonian hats grouping photo