Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An EM/NCO’s Shako, Owner-Attributed Example, by H. Becker & Co. Hold measuring 139 mm (w) x

measuring 139 mm (w) x 90 mm (h)

Heavy Machine Gunner Proficiency Badge (two-piece construction

sewn to their original bluish-gray Luftwaffe uniform collar

The seam where the blade meets the crossguard is covered by an intact blackened leather buffer pad

with additional fatigue to the wool of the crown and cap band itself

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An EM/NCO’s Shako, Owner-Attributed Example, by H. Becker & Co. Hold measuring 139 mm (w) x(Tschako fr Mannschaften der Ordnungspolizei). A well preserbed Ordnungspolizei EM NCOs shako, constructed of a sturdy vulcanfibre shell fully lined on the exterior with a layer of police green wool. The crown is topped by a layer of flattened black vulcanfibre in a classic coffee can style, and is flanked on each side by dual ventilation holes covered by non magnetic metal mesh. A hollow channel set into the peak accommodates an aluminum cockade