argonne
Well-known member
Hi Gents,
This one crossed my way for a few weeks, something pretty classic, nothing extraordinary, but in good condition with no moth holes and in good shape. I could not resist to purchase it, because of the elegant tall form, obviously a very late dunkelblau manufacture, so about 1910.
Unfortunately no regiment or BA marks, only a Compagnie mark: 4C.
The inside is a kind of wax paper with an interesting filigree wappen relief. This is not a maker relief. This relief looks absolutely like the wappen of the 5. Thüring. IR94, with laurel leafs on the left and oak leafs on the right.
Now I´m not sure of the eventuality, this cap could have been worn in this unit. Look at the state cockade...First though this is a prussian one, but at the second look, it could even be the Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach colors, from the outside: darkgreen-yellow-black??
Hard to say, because of the color fading after almost 100 years...The white color of the Reich cockade is also now almost yellow...What are you thinking about it Guys?
Philippe
This one crossed my way for a few weeks, something pretty classic, nothing extraordinary, but in good condition with no moth holes and in good shape. I could not resist to purchase it, because of the elegant tall form, obviously a very late dunkelblau manufacture, so about 1910.
Unfortunately no regiment or BA marks, only a Compagnie mark: 4C.
The inside is a kind of wax paper with an interesting filigree wappen relief. This is not a maker relief. This relief looks absolutely like the wappen of the 5. Thüring. IR94, with laurel leafs on the left and oak leafs on the right.
Now I´m not sure of the eventuality, this cap could have been worn in this unit. Look at the state cockade...First though this is a prussian one, but at the second look, it could even be the Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach colors, from the outside: darkgreen-yellow-black??
Hard to say, because of the color fading after almost 100 years...The white color of the Reich cockade is also now almost yellow...What are you thinking about it Guys?
Philippe
Ron