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Nice! I really like the fluted spike and the plain leather chin strap. Congratulations. It is sometimes feast or famine with me too.

Thank you. This style of cap is shown as a "Klappmutze" as opposed to a stiff saddle shape "Shirmmutze" or a round "Tellerform" peaked cap or an earlier style "Steife Dienstmutze." At any rate a regulation style cap that remained in wear.

Yes, an excellent example of the refurbishment and re-issue of helmets (and equipment). Since the title of this thread is "Police helmets and headgear" I thought I would add this police cap showing some changes over a long period of use and wear. This Bavarian Gendarmerie peaked cap would...

I can tell you where it would end up. With a room with more helmets and no place to put them. Been there... done that! Clovis, you might mention that Berlin was classified as a "Special Police Department" who were authorized to do their own research and development so one sees some...

You guys showing off your Police helmets are making my mouth water. I love the ones being shown. Bavarian, Saxon, Reichslande... I love seeing all of them. Thanks... you made my day.

Thank you all for your responses.

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Hello. Thanks for your post, where are you located? I would be interested in your Baden Schutzmannschaft helmet. Does it have any damage other than missing the leather chinstrap? Is it property marked on the interior or is there any damage to the liner? I don"t have any military helmets to...

A great idea for a thread. My favorite find for 2023 was a white Summer tunic for Police NCOs. I had no idea that these white cotton tunics existed until I found this one. White Summer private purchase tunics for Officers yes... but for NCOs? I then found regulations for them and then a...

Thanks for the likes and responses. Yes, there are a seemingly endless variety of Police helmets and headgear and uniforms. I like the more obscure examples that are different from their brothers. The steel helmet with skull and bones worn by the Pol. Captain above is from Danzig. The high...

Well, it is the end of the year so I thought I would post a "Police Headgear Wanted" ad. I am looking for Imperial or Weimar Republic time period Polizei spiked helmets, Polizei soft caps or Polizei uniforms. Specifically, Saxon Polizei Tschakos or Gendarmerie metal helmets. Bavarian...

Let us see your new holster when it arrives.

Very nice! These eagle head pommel swords are always interesting.

Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year.

Thanks for the kudos. I have quite a few of these letter opener sized mini-swords as well as accouterments such as knots.

This one is property marked "R.G." to the ReichsGendarmerie. So the owner was a Gendarm.

Gents, I recently picked up a very nice Wurttemberg miniature sword at a local military show that I thought I would show. If you can't find a full size sword this is the next best buy at a show IMHO. The mini Prussian Infantry Officer Degen (IOD) can often be found but this is an example of...

Alan, I did talk to you about your spike helmets and belt buckles. I was the old grey haired guy that stopped by a couple of times digging through your stuff. I think we talked about Polizei Pickelhauben among other things. Nice to meet you and I hope you had as good a show as I did. George

Thank you all for your positive comments. Yes, I did pick the sword up at the show on Friday. And, I agree that the spine marking is the distributor and not the maker on this particular German Mounted Officer sword. There is no maker indicated on the lightly curved blade but the sword is...