A-3 CAP / WHITE HBT Outerwear The BUCO STRIPED WOOL KNIT

The BUCO STRIPED WOOL KNIT SCARF is based on the knitting pattern of military scarves worn by soldiers in WW2

The Buco Engineers graphics to the back are produced in rubber print

rubber-printed by hand in our Kobe-based factory

nylon or polyester often serves as the core yarn

and the construction offered considerable protection in a fall

A-3 CAP / WHITE HBT Outerwear The BUCO STRIPED WOOL KNITOur A 3 CAP WHITE HBT has undergone no post processing and is finished in raw and undyed herringbone twill cotton. While original A 3 Caps would have been finished in olive, our A 3 CAP WHITE HBT follow the exact specifications of those used throughout the war and is made in 6 panels with taped cotton seams on the inside crown. The A 3 Cap was initially issued to Air Mechanics of the USAAF, though archive images from the Second World War suggest it