Model 1910 Preußen Infantry Krätzchen
With Issue Camouflage Band
 
 
Model 1910 Preußen Infantry Mannschaften (Other Ranks) Krätzchen with removable issue grey cloth strap over the red band. Note that the owner of the cap made a slit in the front of the band, so that the Mannschaften Preußen Kokarde would be visible. This is a late war cap and is made from a poor quality Feldgrau material which has a grey/brown color.
A close up of the standard issued Kokarden.
The Krätzchen is lined with a tan colored cloth and has a seperately sewn cloth sweatband. The cap is marked "B.J.A. Ch.bz. 17" on the inside lining. B.J.A. (Bekleidungs-Instandsetzungsamt). The "f" stamping indicates feldbrauchbare. This "f" marking was first instituted in September of 1916 as a green stamp, but the green dye faded too quickly, so in January of 1917 the ink color was changed to black.
A soldier wearing what appears to be the removable issue grey cloth strap over the red band