Original Item: Only One Available. This is a wonderful example of a service used “Sailor Cap” with an orange/black Guards Tally for the Northern Fleet. The Northern Fleet (Северный флот, Severnyy flot) is the fleet of the Russian Navy in the Arctic.

According to the Russian ministry of defence: "The Northern Fleet dates its history back to a squadron created in 1733 to protect the territories of the Russian Empire, sea trade routes and fisheries in the White Sea near the coast of the Kola Peninsula. The order of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy of 25 May 2014 determined 1733 as the year of foundation of the Northern Fleet, and June 1 as its annual holiday".

The sailor cap was first introduced in September 1811 as a part of the uniform of the Imperial Russian Navy, at the same time as an identical forage cap was adopted by the Imperial Russian Army. All ranks of the Russian navy of this period wore military style uniforms and the bezkozyrka was a useful development of the peaked cap in practical application to marine conditions.

This example is in fantastic condition and even has a faint 1941 dated stamping on the top of the liner. The structure of the cap is still sound with minor moth nips present. The front of the cap has a lovely aged Red Star enameled device. There is age toning present overall but no extensive damage is present.

A lovely example ready for further research and display.