Germany, HJ. A Hochland/Deutsche Österreich Summer Cap
(HJ Sommermütze). A very well-preserved HJ summer cap, constructed of light brown cotton. The cap is fully surrounded by decorative scalloped side panels, trimmed by red piping and secured in place by a row of machine stitching. Stitched onto the left side of the cap is an insignia in the form of a gilded and silvered edelweiss, measuring 52 mm (w) x 28 mm (h). The edelweiss is indicative of either Hochland or Deutsche Österreich HJ units. The interior features a complete light brown cotton liner, and bears an intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label with a maker’s code of “15” and a secondary code of “117782”. The crown also bears a black ink size stamp of “57” and a label bearing machine-embroidered initials “M.L.”. It measures 274 mm (l) x 100 mm (h). Some material fatigue is evident, but the cap is in an overall near extremely fine condition.

