Germany, Schutzpolizei. An Officer’s Shako, By J.a. Hierteis certificate_of_authenticity with surmounted enameled red Spanish

with surmounted enameled red Spanish crown and cyphers of Isabella I and Ferdinand II

a 1935 Bochum Gautag Westphalia-South

" below and engraver marked "BHM" below the angel at the left

132” (“IN MEMORY OF MY SERVICE TIME

the bar measuring 10

Germany, Schutzpolizei. An Officer’s Shako, By J.a. Hierteis certificate_of_authenticity with surmounted enameled red Spanish(Tschako fr Offiziere der Schutzpolizei). A rare and very well preserved Schutzpolizei Officers shako, constructed of a solid black vulcanfibre shell. The sides are fully lined in a classic police style grey blue wool twill, with the shell protruding into a gentle slope at the reverse, offering neck protection for the wearer. Affixed to the crown is a flattened and black lacquered vulcanfibre coffee can style fixture, securely held in place by a row