Rogatywka

Rogatywka of the mechanized troops
Rogatywka with the military eagle, the emblem of Polish armed forces, and three stars, the rank insignia of a pułkownik (colonel)
Polish Army soldier wearing the rogatywka in 1939 during the September Campaign

Rogatywka (Polish pronunciation: [rɔɡaˈtɨfka]; sometimes translated as peaked cap) is the Polish generic name for a peaked, four-pointed cap used by various Polish military formations throughout the ages. It is a distant relative of its 18th-century predecessor, the konfederatka (so-named because of use by members of the Bar Confederation), although similar caps have been used by light cavalry since the 14th century. It consists of a four-pointed top and a short peak, usually made of black or brown leather. Although rogatywka (derived from róg which means "horn" or "corner") in English seems to mean the same as czapka, the word czapka in Polish designates not only rogatywka, but all caps (not hats).


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