Description
20th Earl of Morton
with three set of markings markings
5 mm x 54 mm inclusive of the crown suspension
with backing plate and fastening screw on reverse
joining the PPCLI in the field on the 28th
A German Urban Police Officer's Shako Archive 20th Earl of MortonA German Urban Police Officer's Shako This sturdy framed shako has a green felt exterior, with a leather circular top, straight front and domed back with protruding neck guard, in the traditional police helmet style, that was established in 1920s and lasted until 1945. The front is adorned with a gilt aluminum Third Reich Police shako plate, illustrating a spread winged eagle sitting upon an oak leaf clustered wreath centred by a swastika insignia.