Rare 1920's Chinese Made US Navy Officer Visor Cap "The Sand Pebbles" Period

This is a rare Chinese-made United States Navy officer hat with a gold bullion insignia. The hat badge shows a nicely detailed bullion eagle facing right. The right-facing eagle was used during WWI and then again in the 1920's. A maker's logo showing an eagle and globe is in an inner plastic sleeve. The entire hat, buttons, and bullion insignia were made in China. This was from the period of US Navy gunboat patrols on the Yangtze River, the period made famous in the movie "The Sand Pebbles" starring Steve McQueen. 

Circa 1920's.

Size 7 (?: tag hard to read).

Cotton/linen, pressed cardboard, patent leather, elasticized cotton hat band, silk/bullion threads, leather liner, plated brass, silk ribbon/tag, clear plastic with printed paper insert.

To be worn on head.

This is from a United States Navy collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEJX00 LCGEX8/10 PSLCHEX05/16 SPSLCIEX08/10/19 SCIEX01/11/22

8- (Very Fine-Excellent-): Hat has some very light wear and some tarnishing on bullion and one narrow split in the visor.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.