Original German WWII HJ Late War Painted Cap Badge - Membership Pin - RZM M1/185 Bira Gun The buttons are somewhat mismatched

The buttons are somewhat mismatched

The leather is remarkably very pliable for a piece of historic leather but most areas have hardened

He retired in October 1946

Close examination of the bayonet shows that it still retains many of the features from the folding version of the bayonet

A long opening (27 inches

Original German WWII HJ Late War Painted Cap Badge - Membership Pin - RZM M1/185 Bira Gun The buttons are somewhat mismatchedOriginal Items: Only One Available. This is a very nice late war German WWII AH jugend Mtzenabzeichen (HJ Cap Badge), marked RZM M1 185 on the back, a maker that has not yet been identified. We have seen other examples, and they were all this same late war style. The pin is constructed out of a die stamped zinc alloy base with late war style red, white, and black paint work, and unlike earlier examples did not have any type of plating on the metal.