FRENCH OVERSEAS HAT IN EXCELLENT UNISSUED CONDITION.
A garrison cap, wedge cap, flight cap, side cap, forage cap, or overseas cap is a foldable cap with straight sides and a creased or hollow crown sloping to the back where it is parted.
In the U.S. armed forces it is known as a garrison cap, campaign cap (not to be confused with campaign hat, a distinct form of headgear), flight cap, garrison hat, fore-and-aft cap,envelope cap, pisscutter or overseas cap and is worn by US navy sailors in working blues or khaki uniforms. In the Canadian Forces it is known as a wedge cap, and is worn by Air Force members.
The cap earned an offensive slang name cunt cap by the resemblance of the crown's crease and folds to labia (See List of U.S. Army acronyms and expressions). The U.S. Marines called the hat a pisscutter
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This product was added to our catalog on Monday 27 August, 2007.
