Germany, HJ. A Field Cap Auction Archive Gold Grade Mother’s Cross

Gold Grade Mother’s Cross

Footnote: John Franklin Walling was born on February 2

1857 - October 20

With marked hanger

obverse illustrating the left-facing three-quarter bust of Picton in uniform

Germany, HJ. A Field Cap Auction Archive Gold Grade Mother’s Cross(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 lower peak is a machine embroidered multi coloured HJ insignia measuring 15 mm (w) x 25 mm (h). A buckram internal reinforcement is palpable along the lower edge, measuring approximately 20 mm in width, to maintain the caps structural integrity while in