Peter_Suciu
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I recently wrote a short post for my MilitarySunHelmets.com site:
http://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2012/conical-asian-hat-of-the-hong-kong-police" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The British had the Chinese members of the Hong Kong and Shanghai police wear the traditional conical Asian straw hat - with a badge on the front. I've never seen an actual one and I have to wonder if even the Hong Kong Police Museum has one. I doubt few - if any - survived.
But I was reading and it seems Asian volunteers in the German's East Asiatic Forces also wore the conical hat. Does anyone have any information on those?
http://www.militarysunhelmets.com/2012/conical-asian-hat-of-the-hong-kong-police" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The British had the Chinese members of the Hong Kong and Shanghai police wear the traditional conical Asian straw hat - with a badge on the front. I've never seen an actual one and I have to wonder if even the Hong Kong Police Museum has one. I doubt few - if any - survived.
But I was reading and it seems Asian volunteers in the German's East Asiatic Forces also wore the conical hat. Does anyone have any information on those?