Original German Pre-WWII 1934 dated Metropolitan Police Shako in Black by Maury & Co. - size 56 1/2 German Air Force Luftwaffe often during nightmarish weather conditions

often during nightmarish weather conditions

by April 1941

Attempting to disarm Riegelmines is extremely dangerous because the metal wires in the fuze mechanisms quickly become corroded

The pistol has all solid SILVER mounts

and there are few signs of wear on the scabbard

Original German Pre-WWII 1934 dated Metropolitan Police Shako in Black by Maury & Co. - size 56 1/2 German Air Force Luftwaffe often during nightmarish weather conditionsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Early WWII produced police pattern Tschako in black, which pre dates the more common green wool body version. It has has very fine quality police eagle with an aluminum Feldzeichen cockade (often missing), though it is a bit bent and worn. It is the black type as by the metropolitan police, unlike some of the more common ones found in brown for rural police. The front of the tschako has the