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Originally Posted by chippo looking to buy a complete WW2 Aussie slouch hat. It must have a dated leather liner, puggaree (headband) and a colour patch.
If anyone has a hat that they are willing to sell or trade please let me know. Many thanks.
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The slouch hat was issued to british forces as well! In fact in about 1905, Greenock council bought army surplus slouch hats for their police force! There is a photo of the police wearing them in the Police Museum in Oxford street Glasgow