As an addendum to my earlier review of this item, I recently participated in a reenactment weekend in which I had the opportunity to compare my WPG cap side-by side to WWII original and found the one I bought from Jerry to be of equal or superior quality to the originals I examined, except for the buttons. I retract my earlier comment about the chinstrap seeming a bit thin: they were as heavy as on any WWII original I saw. This product is very, very well made and well worth the money.
Gary
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Montreal, Canada
Excellent value
(2015-07-10)
I'm very pleased with this cap. I do a Royal Canadian Artillery impression and find that the material used to make this cap has a stronger fraction of green than British made uniforms, just as did Canadian uniforms in WWII. The construction of the cap is excellent and it's very easy to form the nicely rolled crown just the way you want it by first soaking it in water. I adorn mine with a William Scully's of Montreal vintage light bronze artillery badge and find it looks just awesome, especially when teamed paired up with my WPG khaki drill belted bush jacket and trousers.
Some clients have reported sizing issues. The fit of mine was good, if not perfect; the slightest bit tight which can be rectified with a hat jack, though you might want to order one that's a cm larger than your actual head size if you don't have one of these. I'm not saying mine doesn't fit, only it's a bit tighter on the head than all my other hats the same size.
The only reason I don't give this hat a full five stars is that I find the chinstrap a bit thin and flimsy and the buttons holding it in place are wanting in detail. I plan to replace them with proper artillery buttons anyway, and I suspect most of you will want to replace them with the correct regimental buttons so this may not be much of an issue.
My overall verdict on this item is that if you are doing a British / commonwealth officer impression, it's well worth the price. I ordered mine on a Saturday and it was delivered to my by noon on the following Thursday, so Kudos to Jerry and his team for getting the kit out to me when I need it.
Quebec / Canada
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Montreal
Great hat
(2015-02-01)
I have to say a very nice hat. Very well constructed from nicely woven cloth. The main interior band has to be almost bullet proof as you'll need a drill to fit a badge with lugs on it. It's also very shapeable if you need to. I did a few other mods to get the shape I wanted. It should last for years of equine abuse as my previous hat did.
Gary - Montreal, Canada