Germany, HJ. A Field Cap Archive (Orden del Mérito Aeronáutico)

(Orden del Mérito Aeronáutico)

ribbon and pagoda-style hanger with pinback having been lost to time

The shako measures approximately 185 mm (w) x 260 mm (l) x 150 mm (h) (not inclusive of cockade)

Footnote: The Most Noble Order of the Seraphim was instituted on February 23

Germany, HJ. A Field Cap Archive (Orden del Mérito Aeronáutico)(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 peak is an insignia consisting of a khaki tan cotton backer bearing a machine embroidered off white German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika, measuring 34 mm (w) x 32 mm (h) overall. Directly below the eagle, the cap is pinned with