Germany, Imperial. A Sailor’s Cap for a Crewman of the SMS Fürst Bismarck, Owner-Attributed Example United Republic of with a fixed horizontally-pierced loop

with a fixed horizontally-pierced loop and swivel ring for suspension from their period-original ribbons (with evidence of previous collector’s mounting)

along with its ribbon held to the suspension via a few threads

with a Gold surround with inscription “GREGORIUS XVI P

FRIESEN”

round shaped

Germany, Imperial. A Sailor’s Cap for a Crewman of the SMS Fürst Bismarck, Owner-Attributed Example United Republic of with a fixed horizontally-pierced loop(Kaiserliche Marine dunkelblaue Tellermtze fr Mannschaften der SMS Frst Bismarck). A very well preserved Imperial Navy sailors cap, constructed of dark blue wool. It features reinforced side walls surrounded on the exterior by a tally ribbon which bears a machine embroidered silver aluminum flat wire inscription of S. M. S. FUERST BISMARCK, with the ribbon carefully wrapped around the back where it extends down over the wearers neck, secured in