Original Imperial German WWI Named Kaiserliche Marine Navy “Fore and Aft” Bicorn Officer’s Dress Cap with Box - Reserve Lieutenant Eduard Schmidt, SMS G197 Watch Officer New Items The grenade body does in

The grenade body does in fact appear to be an actual Type 91 grenade body with a machined aluminum booster fixed to the bottom by a flathead brass screw

The tin is decorated on the outside with very nice tan checkerboard pattern

The 6" long blade has a high ridge down the center and is 2 1/8" wide at the hilt

the British Royal Navy purchased 4

it is still sharp and mostly nick free

Original Imperial German WWI Named Kaiserliche Marine Navy “Fore and Aft” Bicorn Officer’s Dress Cap with Box - Reserve Lieutenant Eduard Schmidt, SMS G197 Watch Officer New Items The grenade body does inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic, well preserved example of a WWI Imperial German Kaiserliche Marine Naval Officers Bicorn dress cap, affectionately called a fore and aft. The cap is nicely named on the inside sweatband with Eduard Schmidt, and with a little research, combined with the handwritten note, we were able to discover what Torpedo Boat he served with as a Watch Officer. Watchkeeping or watchstanding is the assignment of