Made by the New Zealand GOVERNMENT Official HAT and CAP Manufacturer "Hills Hats Limited" who have been making Police, Army, Navy, and Airforce caps under contract to the New Zealand Defence Force for nearly 150 years

The Green and Brown Pugarree denotes N.Z.M.R. or New Zealand Mounted Rifles

The UNIT BADGE is that of the 2nd WELLINGTON and WEST COAST Mounted Rifles

The Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment was one of four regional mounted rifles regiments raised to serve overseas in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) during the First World War (the others were the Auckland, Canterbury and Otago mounted regiments).

It served as part of the New Zealand and Australian Division on Gallipoli in 1915, and in Sinai and Palestine as part of the Australian and New Zealand Mounted Division from 1916 to 1918.

After the armistice with the Ottoman Turks in October 1918 the WMR remained in Palestine until March 1919, when it was sent back to Egypt to help suppress nationalist riots. The regiment was disbanded in June when most of its officers and men embarked on the troop transport Ulimaroa for the return voyage to New Zealand.

They became Armored ARMOURED CORP (Tanks) during WW2 when the HORSE became obsolete on the Battle Fields

This SUPERBLY CRAFTED hat is made from REAL RABBIT FUR FELT with REAL Leather trim

SIZE = Approx 6 3/4 (British) = SMALL

The New Zealand Defence Force now DESTROYS by FIRE all "Surplus uniform equipment for "Security Reasons"

So these superb and ICONIC New Zealand Army hats are now VERY HARD to come by

So these superb and ICONIC New Zealand Army hats are now VERY HARD to come by

CONDITION = USED but hard to fault.....NEAR mint for a used item

NO Reserve

NO Buy it Now

Starts away at $1.00 so YOU can decide what this is worth