ActuallySee if a careful knife or razor blade might pop it off, the spring clamps could be pretty strong. If that fails to widen the gap, then it's screweda screw-on cap. You haveYou'll need to removetreat it like a faucet aerator that you don't want to scratch, by wrapping the cap with cloth, leather, rubber, plastic or even liberal tape & take big (long) pliers to it. It should be normal threads, loosen to the nickel thickness top portion whereright.
Otherwise, I might try the seam isshoulder sleeve below the stem. Careful use of a knife or razor blade should pop..that looks removable. Not that I've seen it freebefore, but the cap could be screwed from the inside as that stem looks quite thick.