K W Patrol Cap
K W Patrol Cap
I am looking for anyone who knows anything about the patrol caps you could buy at KW tailor shop at Fort Benning. I never was able to get one. I want to know how they were able to alter the brim to be so flexible? What material they used? I don't know anyone who has one that I have good contact with. It is my intent to find a tailor shop here at Campbell who could stitch one up. I have been to many surplus stores in Columbus and Ft. Campbell area with no luck. Ebay was a dry whole as well as Google. Anyone out there know anything about these caps and how they were made?
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K W Patrol Cap
They were made with care and love by a gracious woman to the exacting standard of a retired, old school 1SG.
I've got a couple woodland versions in the closet, and one ACU that Mrs Kim made me one day when I was up for the day.
I'm not about to open any of them to figure out how they did it. I think they did the brim separately and just used multiple layers of material, edged it with another, then sewed the brim into the hat between the inner and outer layer of the body of the hat. The old ones would eventually wear out the edge trim and they would put a new edge on for ya.
I've got a couple woodland versions in the closet, and one ACU that Mrs Kim made me one day when I was up for the day.
I'm not about to open any of them to figure out how they did it. I think they did the brim separately and just used multiple layers of material, edged it with another, then sewed the brim into the hat between the inner and outer layer of the body of the hat. The old ones would eventually wear out the edge trim and they would put a new edge on for ya.
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200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
Re: K W Patrol Cap
When I was up at Benning month or two ago I toured around a bit, marveling at how much has changed and actually drove into the parking lot of KW and seeing it all closed up and run down..... well I sorta got "verclempt" there for a second......
Use to Love my KW PC! OD in color, (1) ea. shiny new tab sewn on




Use to Love my KW PC! OD in color, (1) ea. shiny new tab sewn on


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"Life is like a drop zone, sometimes you just miss the whole damn thing!"
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Re: K W Patrol Cap
here's some pics, that you may could shop around. but I don't ever see any being as good as Mrs. Kim's.






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RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
Re: K W Patrol Cap
That's some crazy ass candy corn you got there....
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124 MI(LRSD) 90-91 (Desert Storm)
Repeal the 16th, enforce the 10th.
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Re: K W Patrol Cap
tastes nasty as all hell too. like ear wax, and damned if it ain't chewy as old calamari...
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RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
Re: K W Patrol Cap
Thanks for posting the pics KW
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HHC 5th RTB 07-09
187IN 09-PCS OEF 10
Cco 4th RTB
RC 09-08
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187IN 09-PCS OEF 10
Cco 4th RTB
RC 09-08
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Re: K W Patrol Cap
Never understood how those things protected your hearing. I'd pop 2 with some water before every op and I swear they didn't do a thing. Tasted like shit too.
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Re: K W Patrol Cap
just a Batt boy, But why the hell aint there a Tab floating over them Warrant squares SIR?
Limited Perspective, But I take it thats was just a Regiment Tradition. .
Limited Perspective, But I take it thats was just a Regiment Tradition. .

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Re: K W Patrol Cap
Tabs over rank on a PC are strictly forbidden by big army.
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Re: K W Patrol Cap
CatFish Driver wrote:Tabs over rank on a PC are strictly forbidden by big army.
BIG verboten. "cat eyes, BAD!" also.
and I'm still wearing it. in fact, it's my org's daily headgear. we only wear berets over at the main post, and get away with it because I'm at a place that's used by rotational training units, who also wear them on the cantonment area.
don't sweat it, my old Bn PCs are still straight, cat eyes properly marked with swimmer status, sewn with dental floss, per 1SG (CSM Ret.) Lane's guidance. and I still have my black beret.
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RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
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Re: K W Patrol Cap
I have my patrol cap that I found behind a foot locker at Batt. The previous owner had ETS'd so I just replaced the name tape. I think it is a KW.
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Re: K W Patrol Cap
I wonder if this was the same place I got some patrol caps made back in 83. There was a place in Columbus that everyone went to for patrol caps. There was a pocket sewn inside of it to hold a Ranger Handbook I guess. Back in 83 you could get a BDU one and for some reason everyone including Batt Boys got black ones made as well with the black and gold tab on it and silver wings and your name embroidered on the back in yellow. I never actually wore it but got one since it seemed like the thing to do since everyone else was getting one. Actually I still do have it. I wore the BDU one in place of the issued BDU cap until it just got too worn out to wear.
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Re: K W Patrol Cap
Grifter wrote:just a Batt boy, But why the hell aint there a Tab floating over them Warrant squares SIR?
Limited Perspective, But I take it thats was just a Regiment Tradition. .
Bigger question is why the hell is that cover blocked? AR 670-1? Anybody........


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"Life is like a drop zone, sometimes you just miss the whole damn thing!"
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Re: K W Patrol Cap
huh? uh, oh, yeah, guess it just fell that way CSM...
oh, you want me to unblock it? rog... there ya go. 20 seconds later, scratching an itch and voile, all better, reblocked.
colt, you're a leg for saying it.

oh, you want me to unblock it? rog... there ya go. 20 seconds later, scratching an itch and voile, all better, reblocked.
colt, you're a leg for saying it.
A Co & HHC 3/75 '93-'98.
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long
RS 10-94.
200 meters of green shit next to a river in the desert does not qualify as a "Crescent of Fertility" -me
"The meek shall inherit the earth, one meter wide and two meters long" -Lazarus Long