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Billy Bishop wearing the fur wedge cap or "The Astrakhan" as a cadet, c. 1914. The Canadian military fur wedge cap, "envelope busby", [citation needed] or colloquially "The Astrakhan" [1] [2] is a uniform hat worn by the Canadian military and RCMP.
For example, a chugurma made of astrakhan fur or karakul fur was a symbol of belonging to a high state or religious office. In some cases, for example for a khan or other high-ranking officials, it was made of furs with long, curly hair and a high fashionable hat corresponded to the price of a camel or a domestic cow with a calf.
The hat is peaked, and folds flat when taken off of the wearer's head. Muhammad Ibrahim Khan , Hazara leader in 1944 from Afghanistan , wearing Karakul. The cap is typically worn by Muslim men in Central and South Asia .
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A hard felt hat with a rounded crown created in 1850 by Lock's of St James's, the hatters to Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester, for his servants. More commonly known as a Derby in the United States. [19] Breton: A woman's hat with round crown and deep brim turned upwards all the way round. Said to be based on hats worn by Breton agricultural ...
Lambs-wool hats (papakha) were worn on occasion with yellow cloth tops. [3] No spurs were worn by the Astrakhan and other cossack hosts. After 1907 a khaki-grey jacket was adopted for field uniform, worn with blue-grey breeches. [4] The astrakhan hats and yellow trouser stripes of the peacetime uniform were however retained during World War I.
Astrakhan (Russian: Астрахань, IPA: [ˈastrəxənʲ] ⓘ) is the largest city and administrative centre of Astrakhan Oblast in southern Russia.The city lies on two banks of the Volga, in the upper part of the Volga Delta, on eleven islands of the Caspian Depression, 100 km (62 mi) from the Caspian Sea, with a population of 475,629 residents at the 2021 Census. [15]
High fleece hats were worn on occasion with crimson cloth tops. No spurs were worn by the Ural and other cossack hosts. After 1907 a khaki-grey jacket was adopted for field uniform, worn with blue-grey breeches. [7] The astrakhan hats and broad crimson/red trouser stripes of the peacetime uniform were however retained during World War I. [8]