In the Canadian Armed Forces, the field service cap (French: calot de campagne) is defined by the Canadian Forces Dress Instructions as a “cloth folding or ‘wedge cap’ Originally designed for wear during field operations and training, it may now also be worn as an undress cap with full and undress uniforms.” (All the caps below are in the museum)
(Left) A Korean war Canadian Women’s
Army Corp cap with leather hat band.
(Right) Canadian Women’s Army Corps winter uniform “kepi” peaked cap with Royal Canadian Corps of Signals badge.
(Left) Canadian Forces issue knitted tuque, also known as a watch cap, made of wool in olive drab colour, 1976. In Canada, a tuque (sometimes spelled toque or touque) refers to a warm knitted cap,
traditionally made of wool and usually worn in winter.
(Right) Canadian issue nylon / cotton field manoeuvres combat cap, also known as a “bush” or “utility” cap, 1987.