Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Infantry EM/NCO Visor Cap by Heinrich Siebert Helmets the entire assembly is attached

the entire assembly is attached to the shell via four correct wartime original aluminum bolts

The answer was found in an amalgamation of the basic twopart construction with the Frenchdesigned de Bange breech

of Florence

with the silver undercoat visible

Original Imperial German WWI Prussian Dark Blue Infantry EM/NCO Visor Cap by Heinrich Siebert Helmets the entire assembly is attachedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very 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)