Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An EM/NCO’s Shako, Owner-Attributed Example, by H. Becker & Co. Auction The unused letterhead was printed

The unused letterhead was printed for correspondence with the clothing factory (Bekleidungswerk) of the Waffen-SS in Dachau

marked “N & H 1942” (Noelle & Hueck Ludenscheid)

scratching of the scabbard paint

A telegram dated 27 September 1940

measuring 32 mm in diameter

Germany, Ordnungspolizei. An EM/NCO’s Shako, Owner-Attributed Example, by H. Becker & Co. Auction The unused letterhead was printed(Tschako fr Mannschaften der Ordnungspolizei). A well preserbed Ordnungspolizei EM NCOs shako, constructed of a sturdy vulcanfibre shell fully lined on the exterior with a layer of police green wool. The crown is topped by a layer of flattened black vulcanfibre in a classic coffee can style, and is flanked on each side by dual ventilation holes covered by non magnetic metal mesh. A hollow channel set into the peak accommodates an aluminum cockade