Need help in identifying partial stamp on Bayern mutze

[oldrag71]

The hat has had EXTENSIVE repairs and I know the hat is missing part of the interior lining, but it's all I can afford.

As for the stamp...can anyone identify ANYTHING from the stamp? I'm not even sure which dirrection the stamp goes, but I'm hoping for some of the expertise that's out there!

Thanks

[Kohima]

I would hazard a guess at a very blotchy ‘9.J.R.’ Thus, 9th Infantry Regiment ‘Wrede’, 4. Royal Bavarian Division.

Bavarian units generally put the numerals before the initials - had this been a Prussian or other state marking, it would read, ‘J.R.9’

A nice, salty cap that certainly displays well. It is over 100 years old, so it’s not bad!
Well done,
Rob

[oldrag71]

Thanks Rob for the info.