Original British WWII French-Made Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Officer’s Peaked Visor Cap by Gibus of Paris
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Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice British WWII Royal Navy Air Service or “Fleet Air Arm” Officer's Visor Cap, usually referred to as a "Peaked" cap in the U.K. This example was manufactured by Gibus of Paris during the war. It features the standard navy wool body, with some nice padding inside the crown to maintain the shape. The wool topped leather visor is heavily bullion wire embroidered with a single row of oak leaves around the edge, indicating a rank of Commodore 2nd Class, Captain or Commander.
The cap has a lovely embroidered band which is obviously a nice French detail on this cap. The original leather chinstrap is broken as shown, but both ends are still held in place by two Royal Navy buttons, which is how we identified this as being worn by an officer of the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. The chinstrap could likely be sewn back together if desired.
The interior crown shows a gorgeous red silk or rayon lining with a great bullseye stitch pattern with an astonished twenty rows of stitching! The center bears the maker’s label for GIBUS / H. Rue du Quare Septembre / PARIS, the French maker of this cap. The leather sweatband is roughly 80% detached from the cap but there is still a small bit still attached. The cap is unsized but is roughly a 6¾.
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