Original German WWII Late Pattern Metropolitan Police Shako by Hans Römer with Chinstrap British Swagger Stick Note that ballistic protection was

Note that ballistic protection was not part of the original design criteria

The six Seppa (spacers) around the tsuba are large and highly stylized

Original Remanufactured Item: The Swiss adopted the 7

would fit under the metal shell

which was most imposing

Original German WWII Late Pattern Metropolitan Police Shako by Hans Römer with Chinstrap British Swagger Stick Note that ballistic protection wasOriginal Item: This is a very nice 1936 Officers pattern Tschako with police green wool body and black trim. It has a very fine quality police officer eagle with a simulated bullion wire aluminum cockade on the front, and a black leather chinstrap around the "pickelhaube" style lugs. Higher ranks would have a scaled chin strap. A great Polizei helmet (shako) as used by the metropolitan police, unlike some of the more common ones found trimmed in brown