▁of ▁the ▁br im ▁was ▁ed ged ▁with ▁black , ▁lac quer ed ▁cal f sk in . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁left ▁hand ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁crown ▁was ▁a ▁rear ward ▁s lop ing ▁pocket ▁made ▁of ▁hat ▁felt ▁for ▁att aching ▁the ▁fe athers . ▁The ▁hat ▁em blem ▁- ▁of ▁gold ▁col oured ▁metal ▁- ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁h unter ' s ▁horn . ▁In ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁co il , ▁the ▁Kaiser j äger ▁troops ▁had ▁the ▁Ty role an ▁e agle ▁made ▁of ▁nick el - sil ver . ▁This ▁em blem ▁was ▁fast ened ▁above ▁the ▁hat ▁fe ather ▁pocket , ▁such ▁that ▁the ▁e agle ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁angle ▁as ▁the ▁pl ume . ▁The ▁pl ume ▁was ▁tied ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁ro oster ▁tail ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 . 5   mm ▁thick ▁piece ▁of ▁iron ▁wire . ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁pl ume ▁was ▁ 2 9   cm . ▁The ▁pl ume ▁was ▁inserted ▁into ▁the ▁pocket ▁on ▁the ▁hat , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁fe athers ▁hung ▁towards ▁the ▁rear ▁in ▁an ▁arch . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁march ▁the ▁Kaiser j äger ▁wore ▁the ▁inf antry ▁field ▁cap . ▁ ▁The ▁fro ck ▁coat ▁( W affen rock ) ▁of ▁the ▁J äger ▁was ▁–   for ▁officers ▁and ▁men   – ▁cut ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁style ▁as ▁the ▁inf antry . ▁The ▁other ▁ranks ' ▁coat ▁was ▁made ▁of ▁pi ke ▁gray ▁cloth ▁and ▁had ▁grass - green