Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Infantry EM/NCO Dunkelblau Schirmmütze Visor Cap with Maker Marking Category_Snider Rifle Accessories The reverse ricasso is stamped

The reverse ricasso is stamped horizontally with the name and location of the maker:

who started work on the sight in 1916

The upper guard is marked with a Roman numeral I

It has a very nice walnut red brown color

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Infantry EM/NCO Dunkelblau Schirmmütze Visor Cap with Maker Marking Category_Snider Rifle Accessories The reverse ricasso is stampedOriginal 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