Original German WWII 1941 Dated Late Pattern Rural Police Shako by EREL - Size 57 No Return The crosshead area is parkerized

The crosshead area is parkerized

Years of Manufacture: mid-late 1863

Vollemer applied for a patent for his innovation in 1930 and it was granted in 1933 as DRP# 580620

measuring about 16" x 11" x 6"

and has overall staining and wear to the fabric

Original German WWII 1941 Dated Late Pattern Rural Police Shako by EREL - Size 57 No Return The crosshead area is parkerizedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice 1936 Officers pattern Tschako, made by Robert Lubstein under their very desirable EREL brand, a top class maker of headwear during the war. They manufactured many police shakos before the war, and this the later pattern police green wool body and brown leather trim, which replaced the original all leather style. The brown leather chin strap is still present and in very nice shape. It has a very