EAGLE QUESTION

wilhelm saris · Sep 1, 2024

for a control check-up I ask assistance.
I would like to know if there are varying the sizes
(wingspan and height) of the cloth eagle as used
with the summer cap.

Thanks in advance.

Pimpf359 · Sep 1, 2024

These eagles were not worn on all side caps (summer hats) and over the years I have noticed that they were actually always the same eagles. Only the eagle on the NPEA side caps is different.
At least that is my experience with the hats.

wilhelm saris · Sep 1, 2024

I know when they were worn or not! That was not my question.
I asked for sized for controlling. Maybe sizes vary slightly!

Garry · Sep 1, 2024

Hi Wim,

Whenever I see the cloth eagle mentioned no size is ever given. It would be logical to assume that there was only one size but I don't have anything that would prove that.

wilhelm saris · Sep 1, 2024

problem solved.
One of the best HJ collectors around did help me out.
I know now what I was looking for.

Garry · Sep 1, 2024

So were there different sizes?

wilhelm saris · Sep 1, 2024

It is how you look at them.
It may come by how the eagle was sewn on to the cap.
The differences are just 1.0-2.0 mm, which was allowed.

Garry · Sep 1, 2024

Ah okay. Thanks for the info Wim. So only one size but appearing bigger or smaller depending on how it was sewn onto the cap.

wilhelm saris · Sep 1, 2024

Garry said:
Ah okay. Thanks for the info Wim. So only one size but appearing bigger or smaller depending on how it was sewn onto the cap.

It seems to be so, but I cannot guarantee this
as 0,2 mm is quite a lot for such a small eagle.

I will show photos later in the first volume about
HJ headgear.

Pimpf359 · Sep 1, 2024

Glad to hear that. This information is not easy to find out and hopefully comes from reliable sources!

wilhelm saris · Sep 1, 2024

Pimpf359 said:
Glad to hear that. This information is not easy to find out and hopefully comes from reliable sources!

in my opinion the person is one of the most reliable sources
with a huge HJ collection. He stated it with various photographs
of summer caps with eagles from his collection!

TxGauleiter · Sep 2, 2024

I am so impressed with this authors attention to this level of detail.