Hunting for a Lovat Scouts Style Bonnet

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Pictures of my LS bonnet...

I am uncertain of the date, but the dates between which the Scouts operated as a distinct unit is well-known. In the post-war rationalisation of the British army, it was amalgamated or incorporated a number of times, and I am uncertain how much of their original service issue (such as headwear) they will have kept.

I guess mine dates from around WWII, almost certainly not earlier.

You can see in detail the how the ribbons are attached, and how there is a V-shape cut-out with a gusset in the headband, that allows for the bonnet to be shaped to the head. The ribbons were originally trailing, but I have always kept them tied.

Notice, also, how far forward the crown is set over the headband, to allow the traditional 'cocked-up' style to be achieved easily. The pictures I have seen of the Lovat Scouts show them wearing their bonnets at very rakish angle - but that maybe just for the sake of the picture.