{"product_id":"battle-worn-hell-cat","title":"Battle Worn Hell Cat.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHELL CAT BATTLE WORN EXPERIMENTAL BA-2 CAP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eIn 1945, the USN began trials of a new experimental cap. Designated the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eBA-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e, its horizontal crown construction created a close-fitting profile, while a wider, elongated visor offered greater protection from the relentless Pacific sun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eWhen the Marines saw the new cap, they immediately wanted their own version, and the Papa Nui Cap Co. was enlisted to provide covers for the Leathernecks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eWartime fabric shortages, however, called for a little improvisation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003ePapa Nui turned to a small cache of original USMC shelter halves. These tents had already seen the toughest of campaigns and carried the evidence with them — faded by the tropical sun, stained, torn, patched and battle worn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eEach Hell Cat is individually hand cut in Japan, with the patterns deliberately laid across the original WWII shelter cloth to capture its existing character. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eEvery fade, stain, repair, tatter and hole becomes part of the cap.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e Nothing is disguised and nothing is corrected. The scars are the point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eWith the original cloth now more than 80 years old, no two caps can ever be alike and only a very limited number can be made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eThe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003eHell Cat Battle Worn Experimental BA-2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\" style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e is a celebration of material, age and imperfection — a cap where every decision is deliberate and every scar has already been earned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PAPA NUI","offers":[{"title":"Medium 57-58cm","offer_id":68165739348167,"sku":"LC-266M","price":111.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large 59-60cm","offer_id":68165739380935,"sku":"LC-266L","price":111.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"X Large 61-62cm","offer_id":68165739413703,"sku":"LC-266XL","price":111.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0972\/7930\/files\/att.jA8biMpLWOk7-VOs199iS8b78S_dQ_djMVlDuetWSqo.jpg?v=1793494018","url":"https:\/\/papanuicapco.com\/en-gb\/products\/battle-worn-hell-cat","provider":"PAPA NUI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}