Russian Military Original Forage Cap

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During both World Wars there was a shortage of manpower and metals. As a result, cheaper badges were produced. For WW1 many pre-war bi-metallic badges were made as single-metal all-brass badges. For WW2, badges were made from Bakelite. English and Welsh Line infantry regiments (The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment, Mercian Regiment, Duke of Lancaster's Regiment, Royal Anglian Regiment, Royal Yorkshire Regiment, and Royal Welsh), the Royal Engineers, Adjutant General's Corps and Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers wear the dark blue Home Service Helmet with a spike ornament on top.

Canadian Forces Dress Instructions A-DH-265-000/AG-001. Chief of the Defence Staff. 1 June 2011. p.5-1-3. The kepi ( English: / ˈ k ɛ p iː/ or / ˈ k eɪ p iː/) is a cap with a flat circular top and a peak, or visor. In English, the term is a loanword from French: képi, itself a re-spelled version of the Alemannic German: Käppi, a diminutive form of Kappe, meaning "cap". In Europe, the kepi is most commonly associated with French military and police uniforms, though versions of it were widely worn by other armies during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [1] In North America, it is usually associated with the American Civil War, as it was worn by soldiers on both sides of the conflict. The Royal Marines female peaked cap worn with Half Lovats uniform by a bugler of the Royal Marines Band Service.

Barthorp, Michael (1984). British Cavalry Uniforms Since 1660. Blandford Press. pp.165–166. ISBN 0-7137-1043-8. During the French Revolutionary Wars, French soldiers made their own forage caps from the sleeve of an old coat. Known as the Bonnet de Police, these caps resembled a nightcap and were also worn by Santa Anna's army during the Mexican War, and by Confederate troops during the American Civil War. From the 1840s until WWII, French troops wore the blue and red kepi, but in 1915, the Bonnet de Police was reintroduced as the Garrison cap. By the 1940s, the beret was also widely worn. The Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, Army Air Corps, Parachute Regiment, Special Air Service, Intelligence Corps and 4/73 (Sphinx) Special Observation Post Battery RA, who wear berets; The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (5 SCOTS) soldier wearing Glengarry cap on parade in Dumbarton, Scotland, 2011 Caps are also part of the uniforms of male police community support officers (PCSOs), who wear a plain light blue band.

in Chile, the 4th Company of the 6th Infantry Regiment "Chacabuco" and the 1st Historical Company of the 4th Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Rancagua"; Green: Adjutant General's Corps (except Royal Military Police, who wear scarlet; Military Provost Staff, Educational and Training Services Branch and Army Legal Service, who wear navy blue), Military Provost Guard Service The Bolivian Colorados Regiment (1st Infantry) and the 2nd and 3rd Infantry Regiments of the Bolivian Army, together with cadets of the Army NCO School, also wear the kepi as part of their full dress uniforms on major ceremonial occasions. A form of kepi modeled on the Austrian ski-cap was the standard headgear of uniformed British Rail male employees from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s. British Army buttons are as varied as cap badges. Each unit has its own unique regimental button, often with a crest and sometimes a crown. Some regiments have a second design for use on cap buttons. Most fall into 3 size categories: SmallThey were phased-out in the mid-1980s with the introduction of a high-leg combat boot, and are rarely seen today. The Wartime Memories Project - The Second World War - Those Who Served". wartimememoriesproject.com. In 1870, when troops were mobilized for the Franco-Prussian War, large numbers of French soldiers either refused to wear the issued shakos or threw them away. Emperor Napoléon III abolished the infantry shako for active service and replaced it with the kepi on 30 July 1870. [3] A form of kepi is worn by female officers in the Police Service of Northern Ireland. It was formerly used by the Royal Ulster Constabulary.