Germany Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Shako, By Robert Lubstein United Republic of AKA War Service Badge (bronze

AKA War Service Badge (bronze and enamels

and catch and with minor oxidation and loss of finish evident

stamped on the reverse with R

30 mm long pin

Affixed to the crown with four rivets is a circular bronze disc from which emanates a tapering spike of identical construction

Germany Ordnungspolizei. A Gendarmerie Em/Nco’s Shako, By Robert Lubstein United Republic of AKA War Service Badge (bronze(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