Germany, Schutzpolizei. An Officer’s Shako, By J.a. Hierteis certificate_of_authenticity a 1935 Bochum Gautag Westphalia-South

a 1935 Bochum Gautag Westphalia-South

on an incorrect ribbon for the Medal of National Gratitude to Mothers of the Fallen

British Columbia until December 1942

with surmounted enameled red Spanish crown and cyphers of Isabella I and Ferdinand II

fourteen of which have inscriptions on the reverses with most of these dated "1928"

Germany, Schutzpolizei. An Officer’s Shako, By J.a. Hierteis certificate_of_authenticity a 1935 Bochum Gautag Westphalia-South(Tschako fr Offiziere der Schutzpolizei). A rare and very well preserved Schutzpolizei Officers shako, constructed of a solid black vulcanfibre shell. The sides are fully lined in a classic police style grey blue wool twill, with the shell protruding into a gentle slope at the reverse, offering neck protection for the wearer. Affixed to the crown is a flattened and black lacquered vulcanfibre coffee can style fixture, securely held in place by a row