Little and Large

[Adrian Stevenson]

What a great item!

[MAP]

This is what made me think monkey....(originally posted by Stonemint). You can see how small the side cap is. Much smaller than a childs sized cap. That said, awful good quality piece just for a monkey.

https://www.warrelics.eu/forum/cloth...r-pics-515243/

[Arran]

In my opinion, this cap is an examination piece to attain "Meister" status as a cap maker. These miniature hats were much more common in the Imperial era. The idea was, if you could make a perfect cap in a fraction of the normal size, then you possessed the necessary skills to expertly make the actual product. This cap would have had to have been made in under a certain time, and would then have been examined by a "Meisterhutmacher" and judged accordingly...

[MAP]

In my opinion, this cap is an examination piece to attain "Meister" status as a cap maker. These miniature hats were much more common in the Imperial era. The idea was, if you could make a perfect cap in a fraction of the normal size, then you possessed the necessary skills to expertly make the actual product. This cap would have had to have been made in under a certain time, and would then have been examined by a "Meisterhutmacher" and judged accordingly...

Very interesting. Thanks! I wondered about the quality. Even looking at children's helmets from the era, the quality is obviously not the same as a true helmet. But this item is made exactly like the issued visors.

That said, why is the string attached? Possible it was originally an examination piece but then repurposed (Kid/pet)?

[ErWeSa]

These things - for whatever reason - are still produced, see here (hopefully the link will work for some time):
POLIZEIM
and here (from Kempf's homepage): Kempf Vorschlag 2

[Arran]

Very interesting to see that similar caps are still made today! While cool, I think they are novelty items rather than exam pieces. I believe the loops were added to the thread-starter later, as suggested...