DJ Leader's Cap

[fjr02]

Hello All

Could I get your opinions on this one?

Thank you.

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[crack]

From what I have read this can't be a correct DJ leader cap . The 1936 version was essentially a DJ winter cap but with the addition of the braid around the top and around the earflaps and the eagle instead of the diamond. The later type from 1938 had just the braid on the top and the eagle and was stiffer and made of a different material. You can see this 1938 type here:

Deutsches Jungvolk cap for leaders (DJ Führermütze) | Headgear

Hello With no experience about this subject, have you references material for appreciate this particular model ?

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Here's the 1936 version

Deutsches Jungvolk cap for leaders (DJ Führermütze) | Headgear

Probably Joe :thumb: I have somewhere a front view of this cap with the type of buckle without leather, like my exemplar. I will try to find the photo...

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[bertl59]

Hello fjr02
What I don't like about this cap is:

The buckle (it seems to be metal rather than leather or the other type of painted brass).

There's no checkered stitching pattern inside, nor any sinusoidal stitching on the sides (look at the post of CRACK and you'll immediately understand what I mean).
The eyelets look modern to me, but it's hard to tell precisely from the photo.
The lining around the edge seems very shiny and made of synthetic material (but that might just be an illusion).
And finally, the fabric is wool, whereas these Fuhrer-DJ caps are made of very fine cotton.
Question: Is there a leather reinforcement behind the buckle tab?
Cheers

 

[bertl59]

One last detail: I've seen small ventilation holes on the front of the sweatband on all of DJ Fuhrer's caps, but the one you're showing doesn't have them.