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Cap
The service cap of the Royal Canadian Engineers. Soft caps like these were initially the only head protection soldiers until the introduction of the steel helmet in early 1916. Soldiers sometimes removed the wire stiffener in the peak; the resulting more informal look was against military regulations but provided a greater sense of personal style.
Cap
CWM 19800833-001
The service cap of the Royal Canadian Engineers. Soft caps like these were initially the only head protection soldiers until the introduction of the steel helmet in early 1916. Soldiers sometimes removed the wire stiffener in the peak; the resulting more informal look was against military regulations but provided a greater sense of personal style.
Cap
CWM 19800833-001
