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 2174 and awarded to those

2174 and awarded to those who took part in war campaigns for the independence of Italy

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

measuring 44 mm (w) x 47 mm (h)

This side cap is fabricated from black cotton

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 2174 and awarded to those(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