Traditional police helmet style, that was established in the 1920s and lasted until 1945. The front has a large, high relief, stamped, aluminum, second pattern (c. June 1936 - May 1945), wreathed Police eagle insignia. The eagle shows nice detailing and is nicely convex to fit the contours of the shako. The cockade is stamped aluminum, vertically oval. Both the front visor and rear neck guard are secured to the shako by a narrow horizontal strip of black leather which is machine stitched along the bottom edge. The circular "coffee can" style top is secured by a row of horizontal stitching. Each side of the shako body has two, small, screened ventilation holes. The shako has a black leather chinstrap with dual, aluminum, sliding, length adjustment buckles and aluminum retaining rings and posts. The underside of the visor and neck guard are synthetic and finished in forest green. The inside comes with its original paneled leather liner, with two panels missing along with the leather drawstring. The dome is stamped with the size stamped "55 1/2". Overall Excellent++.

A16032