Original German WWII 1941 Dated Late Pattern Rural Police Shako by EREL - Size 57 Martini-Henry Bayonets The lower reverse guard is

The lower reverse guard is Gruppe/Gau marked Sw

Our example originates from independent German Electorate of Saxony

This is the 1st type of this model with the cloth elastic harness system

and it looks like the avionics were removed at some point

compelled the Allies to withdraw from North Russia and Siberia in 1920

Original German WWII 1941 Dated Late Pattern Rural Police Shako by EREL - Size 57 Martini-Henry Bayonets The lower reverse guard isOriginal 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 brown leather trim, which replaced the original all leather style. The brown leather chin strap is still present and in very nice shape. It has a very