Germany, Imperial. An M1907 Krätzchen for Jäger Personnel, c. 1916

(Tellermütze für Mannschaften der Jäger). A well-preserved M1907 Krätzchen, constructed of a light field-grey wool cloth with a subtle whipcord weave. It features reinforced side walls which are fully lined on the exterior with green wool, while an additional length of green piping surrounds the edge of the crown. Pinned onto the peak is an aluminum imperial tri-colour cockade measuring 23 mm in diameter. Directly below, the front of the wall is pinned with an additional cockade executed in a black, red, and gold paint scheme used by both Waldeck and Reuss, similarly measuring 23 mm in diameter. The interior is encompassed by a grey cotton cloth liner, with the partially-legible remnants of a stamp that appears to include a date of “1916”. The cap measures approximately 25 cm in diameter. Minor material fatigue is visible  to the base cloth, and includes what appears to be mothing to the wool surrounding the side walls. This wartime Krätzchen remains in a better than very fine condition.