A German Auxiliary Police (Polizei) Nco's Shako Auction and was destroyed in an

and was destroyed in an allied bombing raid in the early 1940's on Pforzheim

on gray Luftwaffe backing

was awarded the 1914-15 Star

while blade measures approximately 17cm (or 7 inches)

He was released from service at the close of the war in 1945

A German Auxiliary Police (Polizei) Nco's Shako Auction and was destroyed in anMolded 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