Original German WWII Late Pattern Rural Police Officer Shako by EREL with Chin Scales & Bullion Cockade - Size 58 cm British Military Maps The blade on this example

The blade on this example looks to be nickel plated

The left side exterior of the galvanized steel liner band is marked 64 n

with a 3 ¼ inch screw off cannon barrel

Horace Smith continued refining the design

and is one of very few examples we’ve had

Original German WWII Late Pattern Rural Police Officer Shako by EREL with Chin Scales & Bullion Cockade - Size 58 cm British Military Maps The blade on this exampleOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely Rural Police Officer's pattern Tschako, made by the very desirable EREL brand, a top class maker of headwear during the war. They manufactured many police shakos before the war, and this later pattern police green wool body and brown leather trim, which replaced the original all leather style. It has a very fine quality police officer aluminum eagle front plate, with high grade silvered aluminum chin