Original German Pre WWII Metropolitan Police Shako with Post War Helmet Plate - Size 54 1/2 Bira Gun so that they could inform

so that they could inform officials of Viet Cong activities

the pistol is nearly 16" in overall length

another contingent was again deployed to Kenya in an effort to bolster US presence in Somalia

The eagle's head shaped handle is fabricated from aluminum and has a small quillon/crossguard

Original German Pre WWII Metropolitan Police Shako with Post War Helmet Plate - Size 54 1/2 Bira Gun so that they could informOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice early 1934 1935 produced police pattern Tschako in black that pre dates the more common green wool body version. This example was made and marked by Friedrich Becker & Co. K. G of Berlin. A great Polizei helmet (shako) as used by the metropolitan police, unlike some of the more common ones found in brown for rural police, this one is all black for the metropolitan police. Interior is fine, leather