The Royal Dragoon Guards The Royal Dragoon Guards Forage Cap

The officer cap is dark navy blue with a navy-blue velvet band and piping, a dark navy welt and three cloth welts.

Its black patent-leather chinstrap is ⅝ inch wide and its black plastic peak is 2 inches deep, droops at 45 degrees and carries ¾-inch plain gold edge embroidery.

The common male-officer forage cap is cloth with three cloth welts, the upper welt lying in the crown seam.

The common male-officer forage-cap sides are made in four pieces and are 2⅛ inches deep between the welts.

A 1¾-inch cloth or velvet band is placed between the two lower welts of the common male-officer forage cap.

The source distinguishes the Officer specification within No. 1 Dress Forage Cap.

At a 21¾-inch head circumference, the common male-officer forage-cap top is 10½ inches in diameter; its diameter changes by ⅛ inch for each ¼-inch change in head size.

The common male-officer forage-cap badge, whether metal or embroidered, is placed centrally on the band.

Goldings’ WordPress catalogue records the customer-facing parent name “Royal Dragoon Guards No.1 Hat**”.