Germany, Third Reich. A Gendarmerie/ Schutzpolizei Shako Plate United Republic of a Corporal (1892-1897) and a

a Corporal (1892-1897) and a Sergeant (1897-1899)

The jacket is single vented at the back and also has two straps sewn in position at the back

which were used to fill the new Louvre museum in Paris

while the rest are in silver

He signed his Attestation Paper as a Private with the 5th Infantry Battalion

Germany, Third Reich. A Gendarmerie/ Schutzpolizei Shako Plate United Republic of a Corporal (1892-1897) and aConstructed of aluminum, a national eagle with outstretched wings clutchings a wreathed swastika in its talons, superimposed over an open ended oak leaf wreath, the reverse is plain, unmarked and bears two screw backs with bolts, measuring 160 mm (w) x 84 mm (h), very fine.