Original WWI Imperial German Officer Chapeau bras Bicorn Fore-and-Aft Hat by Borchert of Berlin Japanese Edged Weapons In preparation for the Invasion

In preparation for the Invasion of Normandy

On 6 February

This was manufactured by the Pennsylvania Working Home for the Blind

a Union inspector who inspected swords at Mansfield & Lamb in 1864 only

but definitely stiff from age

Original WWI Imperial German Officer Chapeau bras Bicorn Fore-and-Aft Hat by Borchert of Berlin Japanese Edged Weapons In preparation for the InvasionOriginal Item: Only One Available. Great War Fore and Aft Bicorn chapeau bras collapsible hat for an officer in the Imperial German military, circa 1890 1918. Black beaver pelt with gilt wire and white Ostrich features around the brim. Silk lining with maker marking for Borchert of Berlin. Size is approximately a US 7 1 4 (58cm). A chapeau bras is a type of hat made to be compressed and carried under the arm without injury. It translates literally as