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  • Auction Catalog #65
  • Lot #1750
Lot #1749
Lot #1751

Lot 1750: One Luftwaffe Tropical Pith Helmet and a Nazi Police Shako

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: September 11, 2015

Lot 1750: One Luftwaffe Tropical Pith Helmet and a Nazi Police Shako

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: September 11, 2015

Estimated Price: $1,000 - $1,500
Price Realized:
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One Luftwaffe Tropical Pith Helmet and a Nazi Police Shako

Manufacturer: None
Model: None
Type: Other
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Catalog Page: 314
Class: Other
Description:

1) Luftwaffe pith helmet, cork construction with green canvas exterior, 6-panel crown, alloy tri-color and silvered brass eagle badges, leather chinstrap and sweatband, and a "56" stamped orange interior. 2) Police enlisted shako, black patent leather and green felt construction with an alloy cockade and eagle, black leather chinstrap, wire mesh covered vent holes, brown leather webbing and Hans Romer and "59" labels inside the crown. The underside of the visor is signed "T. Czepiel 104". Czepiel has not been identified.

Rating Definition:

1) Fine with some light wear and handling marks. The pins for the badges have punched through the inner lining. 2) Very good with some mild handling marks overall, light stains on the felt, cracks on the patent leather and some lost stitching.



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