Rare Us Army Air Corps Air Force Transitional Crusher Hat Visor Cap

  
EXCELLENT CONDITION, NO HOLES OR STAINS. RARE TRANSITIONAL PERIOD CIRCA 1948. THE US AIR FORCE WAS ESTABLISHED AS A SEPARATE BRANCH OF SERVICE IN 1947 AND GIVEN NEW INSIGNIA, HOWEVER, THE BLUE UNIFORM DIDN'T COME INTO SERVICE UNTIL 1949. THE NEW AIR FORCE BUTTONS WERE ISSUED IN GOLD COLOR IN 1947, BEFORE THE SILVER BUTTONS CAME INTO SERVICE IN 1949. THIS HAT IS AN INTRA-PERIOD ONE COMBINING ELEMENTS OF THE EARLY BUTTONS AND GOLD EAGLE INSIGNIA WITH THE PRESCRIBED BLUE CLOTH MATERIAL THAT WOULD BE SEEN ON AIR FORCE UNIFORMS LATER IN 1949. A GREAT CAP, REALLY A RARE NICHE! DON'T MISS THIS ONE! The item "RARE US ARMY AIR CORPS AIR FORCE TRANSITIONAL CRUSHER HAT VISOR CAP" is in sale since Sunday, March 21, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\United States\Hats & Helmets". The seller is "fortress_7" and is located in Allison Park, Pennsylvania.

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