Flieger-HJ summer cap

Albrecht · Sep 24, 2014

Hey folks; whats your opinion on this one. For me is a very nice original one (not sure about the diamond tho). What do u think about?

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Fallschirmjager · Sep 25, 2014

Nice! Are there stitch marks that indicate it originally had a bevo diamond?

Albrecht · Sep 25, 2014

No, I think this cap never had a bevo diamond

Fallschirmjager · Sep 25, 2014

When did they start sewing bevo diamonds? Weren't the pins phased out?

Garry · Sep 25, 2014

Fallschirmjager said:
When did they start sewing bevo diamonds? Weren't the pins phased out?

http://www.hj-research.com/forum/f6/cloth-eagle-hj-summer-cap-7576/

The cloth diamond came into use on these caps in January 1940.