WWI Royal Flying Corps Side Cap with Cap Badge Medals/Badges possibly used by elite units

possibly used by elite units like the Rhodesian SAS

The design features the white laurel wreath encircling the SWA triangular triskelion emblem (black outline with white/grey fill) on an olive green background

Small size

dating from the late Victorian to early Edwardian period

The internal contract/issue label is present and shows a clear “1980” date

WWI Royal Flying Corps Side Cap with Cap Badge Medals/Badges possibly used by elite unitsAn original World War I British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) side cap in khaki wool with double front brass buttons and a finely detailed oxidised brass RFC cap badge mounted on the left. The cap shows period correct construction and field wear. The RFC badge is encircled in a laurel wreath beneath a kings crown, signifying the pre RAF air corps. The cap predates the formation of the Royal Air Force in 1918, making it an early aviation collectible of high