Bidspirit auction | Prussia ”Fore and Aft” Cap

Prussia ”Fore and Aft” Cap Officer Reserve Navy. - Prussia ”Fore and Aft” Cap Officer Reserve Navy. Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) Officer's ”Fore and Aft Hat” (Befürchtet-und-Achtern Hut). The Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) was the navy created at the time of the formation of the German Empire. It existed between 1871 and 1919, growing out of the small Prussian Navy (from 1867 the North German Federal Navy), which primarily had the mission of coastal defence. Kaiser Wilhelm II greatly expanded the navy, and enlarged its mission. The fore and aft cap was the dress headdress for officers in the Kaiserliche Marine. German naval reserve officers were more limited before WW I.Moreover, the Navy was a smaller service, with a lower number of officers. Great War ‘Fore and Aft’ Bicorn hat for an officer in the Imperial German Navy, circa 1910. Black beaver pelt , trimmed in black silk band that has wire bullion to each end. A black-white and red pleated silk cockade is present under the twisted gilt bullion wire. A large, gilt button the officer’s button with its reserve cross is also present. Silk lining with leather sweatband showing signs of wear at the front. Roughly a size 56. there is the manufacturer's mark: L. H. Berger Collani & Co HOFLIEFERANTEN VERY IMPORTANT !!! Shiping from our office in Europe