Original German WWII Metropolitan Police Shako with Leather Chin Strap by Hans Römer Bira Gun Apparently this CAPTAIN MERRITT lived

Apparently this CAPTAIN MERRITT lived next door to Robert Mullen's Aunt

First Lieutenant Robert R

Overall a fantastic RAF Flying helmet

There was a red or green colored felt insert in the rifle slot and the bayonet was suspended from a black or brown leather frog

Original German WWII Metropolitan Police Shako with Leather Chin Strap by Hans Römer Bira Gun Apparently this CAPTAIN MERRITT livedOriginal Item: This is a very nice 1936 Officers pattern Tschako with police green wool body and black trim. It has a very fine quality police officer eagle with simulated bullion wire aluminum cockade with black leather chinstrap. Higher ranks would have a scaled chin strap. A great Polizei helmet (shako) as used by the metropolitan police, unlike some of the more common ones found trimmed in brown for rural police, this one is with black trim for