ph0ebus Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) Hi all, Please have a look at this fellow's hat: Is his hat supposed to look like that? I have never seen one quite like it before. Is he Prussian? In theory he should be with Reserve Feldartillerie Regiment Nr. 5, serving with my great uncle Gefr. Simon. Stern. Here's 'hat man' in context: My great uncle is 2nd from the right. On the back of the photo is "Mein bruder am Winterberg". Any thoughts about the odd hat, and whether folks think this is RFAR 5 or not, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, -Daniel Edited March 25, 2011 by ph0ebus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishGunner Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 With the enlargement, I go with "bad hat day" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 To me, it looks like he just punched back the cloth on either side of the cockades, thus puffing up the top. Certainly, not the style at the time and the first time I have seen this unusual "blocking". Chip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev in Deva Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Perhaps hes the Chief / Cook Having seen the way some Reservists in the Irish Defence Force have managed to shape their berets, then I go with the badly worn Benny Hill type. Kevin in Deva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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