Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Infantry EM/NCO Dunkelblau Schirmmütze Visor Cap with Maker Marking Category_Snider Rifle Accessories and now in Piccadilly Arcade

and now in Piccadilly Arcade

and tan "service cloth" type material on the sides

and shows very heavy wear from oxidation and cleaning

The upper guard is marked with a Roman numeral I

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Infantry EM/NCO Dunkelblau Schirmmütze Visor Cap with Maker Marking Category_Snider Rifle Accessories and now in Piccadilly ArcadeOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a nice example of an Imperial German Prussian EM NCO Visor Cap (Schirmmtze), in the early 20th Century Dunkelblau (Dark Blue) color. The later M1907 1910 version would move to the Feldgrau (Fieldgray) that was seen mostly during the war. The cap constructed of dark blue wool, which was the standard color for all states except for Bavaria, which used their own blue color. It has Ponceaurot (poppy red) wool