A German Urban Police Officer's Shako Auction Archive He died on February 19

He died on February 19

of German manufacture

so picked it up thinking mother would like it

beautiful patina

A German Urban Police Officer's Shako Auction Archive He died on February 19A German Urban Police Officer's Shako This sturdy framed shako has a green felt exterior, with a leather circular top, straight front and domed back with protruding neck guard, in the traditional police helmet style, that was established in 1920s and lasted until 1945. The front is adorned with a gilt aluminum Third Reich Police shako plate, illustrating a spread winged eagle sitting upon an oak leaf clustered wreath centred by a swastika insignia.