Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Shako, By Robert Lubstein consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He briefly served with the

He briefly served with the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion

Stitched onto the tunic just above the upper right pocket is an insignia consisting of a dark green rayon backer bearing a machine-embroidered silver-grey Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

McDonald sought employment in the civilian world

the left side bears a strip of navy felt

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Shako, By Robert Lubstein consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac He briefly served with the(Gendarmerie Tschako fr Mannschaften). A very well preserved Gendarmerie EM NCOs shako, constructed of a black vulcanfibre shell with a gentle slope protruding at the back for neck protection. The sides of the canister are fully lined with a smooth police green wool liner. Affixed to the crown is a lacquered brown vulcanfibre coffee can style fitting, secured in place with heavy machine stitching around the outer circumference. It is flanked on each