WW1 German 1917 Universal Feldmútze/ Kratzchen. Quality reproduction field cap. Grey wool with green band and piping , given a worn in the field appearance. Brass Reich and Prussian state cockades. Clothing stamp for 1917. Size 59.cm. In 1917 the German high command introduced the universal cap to replace the 1907 feldmütze with its red band which was highly visible in the trenches and had to be covered with a camouflage band
