Original German WWII 1939 dated HJ Ski8 Cap in Size 53 – Getes Skimütze Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a great looking German WWII HJ National Youth Organization Skimütze (Ski Cap), marked with Size 53 and dated 1939. It is constructed of blue worsted wool gabardine cloth, with fold-down panels with rounded scallops to the front and forward sides, covering the entire neck on the sides and rear when in use. When not in use, the panels are raised with their ends resting upon the visor, being joined together by a plated steel buckle. The visor is reinforced with cardboard, and covered in matching gabardine cloth.

The front top of the cap has a very nice early pattern enameled zinc HJ diamond emblem, which consists of a black mobile swas inside a white square diamond, which is surrounded by alternating white and red quadrants. The boarders between sections are plated metal, which now has oxidized to a lovely gray patina. The back of the insignia is maker marked by OTTO HOFFMANN, and is an early Pre-RZM version.

The interior of the cap is lined with lightweight gray oil cloth, showing just a bit of staining around the edge from wear. The top has a C 1939 date over a triangular logo with a skier in the middle, and Getes Skimütze at the bottom. Under this is the size 53.

Overall condition is very good, with just a few spots of wear and mothing to the wool body. The visor is still quite well shaped, with just a bit of bending to the cardboard stiffener, and no real cracks.

Overall, this is a great example of a lightly used size 53 HJ Skimütze, fully maker marked and dated. Ready to display!

HJ believed German youth to be the future of his 3rd Reich. The HJ (National Youth Organization) was formed officially in 1935, and with the exception of NSDAP ideology indoctrination was very similar to the Boy Scouts. Beginning at about the age of ten years, both boys (jugend) and girls (Bund Deutscher Mädel) were enlisted in the Party-run organization.

The HJ Skimütze Ski Cap was based on the Bergmütze (Mountain Hat) used by Austrian and German Gebirgsjäger (Mountain Troops) during WWI. Germany had adopted it in 1915, and after the war it spread throughout the military. It has the same fold down flaps, which can be placed over the ears during cold weather, and is secured with a buckle.