Early black officers schirmmütze

[TrondK]

Very beautiful items.

[Friedrich-Berthold]

Alarm bells were sounding in my head as soon as I saw this cap.

I can't say for certain but I have very serious doubts about this cap and it's been discussed before.
Black Alter Art Cap

Dear Ben, your memory is superior to mine, and I had forgotten what I had written a couple of years back. The authentic examples of this genre of cap are very distinctive. Since I made my post in this old thread, I have secured a few more of these things, in turn.

[BenVK]

I actualy have an appalling memory for most things like names and phone numbers but can remember caps from many years ago quite easily!