China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap Auction Archive (gun shot wound) scar right

(gun shot wound) scar right chest at level of (the) 3rd rib sternal end

55 (w) x 40

An excellent example in fire gilded tombac

reverse with date of 1918 II

China, Republic. A Kuomintang Army Officer’s Service Cap Auction Archive (gun shot wound) scar rightA wartime Kuomintang (also referred to as Guomindang or Nationalist Party of China) Army Officers service cap, constructed entirely of khaki coloured woven cotton with a raised peak. The cap consists of a crown that features a supportive spring loaded wire ring that gives the crown its distinctive shape and traditional raised peak, with a cap band directly below. The cap band itself is constructed of coarsely woven, ribbed, khaki coloured cotton.