Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Sailor’s Cap Blue Cover, Named Example, by August Geiger Republic of (Issued 1885-1918)

(Issued 1885-1918)

it measures about 50 cm (or 19¾ inches) in length

demonstrating moderate loss of gilt finish throughout the base in addition to some material fatigue of the case

the obverse bearing a central Stahlhelm on top of a ribbed border

Also stamped onto the crown is a Kriegsmarine Bekleidungsamt Kiel mark

Germany, Kriegsmarine. A Sailor’s Cap Blue Cover, Named Example, by August Geiger Republic of (Issued 1885-1918)(Kriegsmarine dunkelblaue Mtzendeckel fr Mannschaften). Constructed of dark navy blue wool, the rim reinforced with a layer of black rayon, the interior encompassed by a blue rayon liner with the crown bearing a partially legible makers mark of AUG. GEIGER for a noted manufacturer of Kriegsmarine headgear, along with a white label bearing a machine embroidered red owners surname of BAUER, measuring 27 cm in diameter when folded on a flat surface, in