Germany, HJ. A Field Cap Republic of a silver swirl is located

a silver swirl is located on the pink petal at 12 o’clock

scattered chipping evident in the red enamels on the star and in the black enamels of the background

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the base maker marked “STEINHAUER & LÜCK

(HJ Leistungabzeichen in Silber)

Germany, HJ. A Field Cap Republic of a silver swirl is located(HJ Sommer Mtze). A well preserved HJ field cap, constructed of khaki tan cotton. The cap is fully surrounded by stylized side walls which are trimmed along the seam with red piping. Stitched onto the lower peak is a machine embroidered multi coloured HJ insignia measuring 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h). A buckram internal reinforcement is palpable along the lower edge, measuring approximately 20 mm in width, to maintain the caps structural integrity while in