A German Auxiliary Police (Polizei) Nco's Shako Auction on gray Luftwaffe backing

on gray Luftwaffe backing

DM and WM are reverse mounted

Corporal Bennett fired two drums into it from the mounting

taking two weeks to recover before returning to duty on January 10

black lacquered centre with gilt "13"

A German Auxiliary Police (Polizei) Nco's Shako Auction on gray Luftwaffe backingMolded sturdy, vulcanfibre body with a police green wool covering to the exterior. The body of the shako has an extruding, humped curve reverse, downward sloping vulcanfibre front visor and rear neck guard, along with a circular "coffee can" style top, in the traditional police helmet style, that was established in the 1920s and lasted until 1945. Both the front visor and rear neck guard are secured to the shako by a narrow horizontal strip of black