Germany Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Shako, By Robert Lubstein Auction affixed with all four reverse

affixed with all four reverse attachment prongs to a lanyard constructed of braided silver aluminum wire interspersed with dark grey threaded chevrons

edged by bright red “rot” Waffenfarbe piping and embroidered “B” and “19” in red thread (unresearched)

1st Infantry

on June 15

while tightly twisted silvered wire wrap is present

Germany Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Shako, By Robert Lubstein Auction affixed with all four reverse(Tschako fr Mannschaften der Gendarmerie). A well preserved Gendarmerie (Rural Police) EM NCOs shako, constructed of a curved black vulcanfibre shell. The exterior is fully lined with a layer of smooth Police green wool. Dual ventilation holes flank the sides, each featuring a non magnetic metal mesh screen. The crown is topped by a flattened lacquered brown vulcanfibre coffee can topper, secured held in place by a row of machine stitching around the