Germany, Polizei. An Auxiliary Police (Polizei) Nco’s Shako By C. Pose, Berlin Buy Now maker marked "BIRKS 1915" and

maker marked "BIRKS 1915" and "W

constructed of aluminum thread machine embroidery on a Luftwaffe gray wool backer

L" (Ouizille Lemoine) on the ring

He later served during the Second Barbary War on the USS Peacock and in the West Indies Squadron against piracy

Cannon demonstrated that

Germany, Polizei. An Auxiliary Police (Polizei) Nco’s Shako By C. Pose, Berlin Buy Now maker marked "BIRKS 1915" and(Polizei Tschako). Constructed of a moulded vulcanfibre body with a police green wool covering to the exterior. The body of the Shako has an extruding, humped curve reverse with a mid brown lacquered, downward sloping front and rear vulcanfibre visors and a circular "coffee can" style top. Both the front and rear visors are secured to the Shako by a narrow horizontal strip of mid brown lacquered leather which is machine stitched all along the bottom