Rabbi's Cap

I thought it was the light grey from the photo or is it dirty white. :unsure:

At first sight I thought it could also be the cap of a Rabbi due to the lack of cross or holes where it had been removed.

If I had the chance, I would be on it.
 
Je pense qu'il faut accepter encore une fois que les couleurs changent énormément au fil des années, de l'exposition au soleil et à la lune. Regardez cette casquette Uhlan. Elle devrait être bleu foncé.

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Considering that according to the owner, this purple cap with a dirty white top was found in the presence of an engraved saber of a Cuirassier of the Guard, I think we can think that it could indeed belong not to a chaplain but to a Cuirassier of the Guard. This shows the difficulty of identifying fabric headgear... The real color must be "cornflower blue"
 

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JPT said:
I think we must once again accept that colors change enormously over the years, exposure to the sun and the moon. See this Uhlan Rgt.3, 11 or 15 cap. It should be Darkblue.
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That's an odd one - pretty sure it's post-war, and likely not even military.
 
Tony without Kaiser said:
Nothing to do with Clergy.

What is interesting, UR18 was the only cavalry Regt to change the Regimental colour during the war, adopting purple on 21 September 1915.

But this cap is in the pre-war Dunkelblau pattern with white top. Very interesting.
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I'm inclined to agree with Tony that UR18 is the most logical candidate, assuming this cap is even military. Many of the post-1915 "peacetime" Feldgrau uniforms for the cavalry reverted to the old "Dunkelblau" color schemes for their caps - maybe this is one of those? The Feldgrau visor is definitely post-1915. And cockades are easily replaced over the 100+ lifespan of these things. The color, to me, looks legitimately purple and not a chemical or sun fade. You found a weird one, for sure!
 
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