I have heard that there were a number of variations to the 'sheep wool hats', so the sewn-bill hats may be one of those variations. Love the blog, I've been inadvertently running into it for years while trying to decode my own surplus finds!įrom what I gather, these hats were also sold or given to the Finnish Army around the time of the Winter War. I might just try and see if I can get another that has the fold open and add to my own arsenal. Oh and I suppose form on collector to another the Sportsmans Guide has had these 'Finno-Swedish' winter caps in stock for a record length of time. Your post has cleared alot up, however if you know anything about why mine might have been sewn shut (or open rather) I'd love to hear it. I'd been rather confused toward the origin of my particular hat, and was further confused once I found one of the folding variety. Anyway they've had these 'Finnish' Winter hats for a while I bought one a few years back and love it, however I noticed it had been sewn so that the bill is permanently folded out (perhaps it was a Finnish modification?). I actually live very close to their retail store, so I order and buy directly from them alot. Hey from your older posts I've gathered you seem to be familiar with the Sportsman's Guide.

Finnish winter war uniform