Germany, Hj. A Member’s Field Cap

(HJ-Feldmütze). A well-preserved HJ member’s field cap, constructed of a light brown cotton cloth. The cap is fully surrounded by fold-down sidewalls, scalloped at the front, which are trimmed along the edge with red piping. Stitched onto the peak is an insignia consisting of a machine-embroidered silver-grey German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 30 mm (w) x 30 mm (h) and indicating manufacture up to and including 1939. Directly beneath the eagle, the cap is pinned with a HJ insignia badge constructed of silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels. Measuring 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h), the badge is marked on the reverse with a Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) logo and maker code “M1/34” for Karl Wurster, Markneukirchen. The interior features a brown leather sweatband measuring 38 mm in width, and is fully encompassed by a multi-piece brown cotton liner. Stitched onto the peak is a fully-intact HJ RZM label. The cap measures approximately 275 mm (l) x 90 mm (h) when folded on a flat surface. Slight soiling and material fatigue consistent with period wear is evident, but the cap remains in a near extremely fine condition.