Original German WWII 1938 Dated Late Pattern Metropolitan Police Shako by EREL with Provenance Tag - Size 57 1/2 19th Century and quantities were only intermittently

and quantities were only intermittently produced from 1876 to 1902 (with 4 early samples and just 102 in 1876 and then none until 1880

had captured the “lookout boat” Betsey under Captain Smith

Original Item: One-of-kind

10 grenades

with just a bit of the tip missing

Original German WWII 1938 Dated Late Pattern Metropolitan Police Shako by EREL with Provenance Tag - Size 57 1/2 19th Century and quantities were only intermittentlyOriginal 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 black leather trim, which replaced the original all leather style. It has a very fine quality police officer eagle wappen (front plate) with aluminum