Original German WWII Late Pattern Metropolitan Police Shako by Hans Römer with Chinstrap Martini-Henry Parts under General George Patton

under General George Patton

These early helmets were generally painted black although some were left in their original field-gray World War I color

with a leather buckle closure

This lovely 2 draw telescope measures 24 1/2" when fully extended reducing to just 9 1/2" when fully closed

It does not have a visible maker mark but based on the style it was almost certainly manufactured by FLL (Friedrich Linden

Original German WWII Late Pattern Metropolitan Police Shako by Hans Römer with Chinstrap Martini-Henry Parts under General George PattonOriginal 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