For some time now i have been looking for a RUC peaked Cap to finish my dress uniform , only i can not seem to find the right size ...

So to all you guys who served in the Military .... if i buy a Peaked cap that is smaller than i need , can i stretch / steam the Cap to fit my Big head ? i know you cap do it with a Beret , but can you do it with a Peaked cap ?

Any hints ideas would be useful , thanks ..

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Pfc Glenn Allen ,
1st Batt. 69th Regiment,
Homers Hero's..
Drops so Far.... 29 and counting

I'd say no. The headband is made of leather and cardboard so there's not much stretch.

I ended up cutting out part of the headband/sweatband on Bri's cap to make it fit better.

What size hat are you? There's a 7 1/8th on ebay right now.

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If you can find one that is slightly bigger, you can always roll up paper to stick in the leather sweatband... We do that to our cowboy hats all the time, especially when competing when they need to stay on haha

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AL Colonial Admin. - Executive Officer (XO) -- 2021-2022
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If i have measured my head right then i am a 7 5/8 head which is large ... i can only find caps that are smaller ... if i could find one bigger then that would not be a problem ...

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Pfc Glenn Allen ,
1st Batt. 69th Regiment,
Homers Hero's..
Drops so Far.... 29 and counting

Yes, you can stretch it, anywhere between ¼and ½ a size larger, but that's about it... and it will shrink back a bit over time, so will need regular restretching.
If you have a proper head-model-thing that milliners use to stretch hats, cool. Otherwise I'd strongly recommend getting a pro milliner to do this for you. And yes, there's a pro one here in Reading (but don't bring womenfolk - They always end up buying stuff from that shop!).

Yeah, that 7 1/8th probably won't fit without some serious stretching.

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"You know, you blow up one sun and suddenly everyone expects you to walk on water."

SD hats like that really don't stretch. It's not like working with a felt hat with leather sweatband.
The main band is a ring of either heavy starched hessian or, more commonly, plastic. It's very much a set size.

Hmm, 7 5/8 is a 61cm. Yeah, that's on the larger side.

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"The other Gareth"

I've been doing some searching for you

I found this hat on Ebay, for Buy it Now. It is a Russian peak hat that looks similar in shape to the RUC hat. You would want to get a cover for it though. It says all sizes available. I would ask them

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Soviet-army-cap- ... 19d3f734fa



And this one, alittle cheaper, this one is Large, 59.5cm. It also says that you can ask and they will try find your size.



http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Collectable-Chin ... 2a1b553844


I also found this website, it may be pricey but you could ask them if they have 7 5/8s

http://www.bernardcap.com/marineCorps.htm

Here is one of the many peak hats they have, found under "Marine Corps" (there is more under other categories, but these look like Gormans)


Some terms that I have found yeilding results, with either "Army" or "Military" before them: "Visor Hat", "Dress Hat" and "Service Hat"

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Lt. Melissa L. Klassen, ALG
AL Colonial Admin. - Executive Officer (XO) -- 2021-2022
RCCM | Royal Canadian Colonial Marines - Commanding Officer (CO) -- 2021-2022

Read the AL Charter Rules & Regulations: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i3gd9QUyIqI_6rfk8kpxspbKU-JT4MBAjLPxfCkvGJ8

Thanks for the Help everyone , i have e-mailed a seller on e-bay who had RUC cap for sale last week , he still has some in stock , not my exact size but for the price i will have a go a adjusting it , i may be lucky that it might not need adjusting ..

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Pfc Glenn Allen ,
1st Batt. 69th Regiment,
Homers Hero's..
Drops so Far.... 29 and counting

Update ... parceled turned up yesterday , one RUC Cap , according to the head band it is a 7 1/2 which should have been too small for me ..... fits prefect .. so now have a RUC cap now waiting for one of Dom's Resin eagle cap badges ..

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Pfc Glenn Allen ,
1st Batt. 69th Regiment,
Homers Hero's..
Drops so Far.... 29 and counting

Glad you got one that fits! Can't wait to see some photos!

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Lt. Melissa L. Klassen, ALG
AL Colonial Admin. - Executive Officer (XO) -- 2021-2022
RCCM | Royal Canadian Colonial Marines - Commanding Officer (CO) -- 2021-2022

Read the AL Charter Rules & Regulations: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1i3gd9QUyIqI_6rfk8kpxspbKU-JT4MBAjLPxfCkvGJ8