Original WWII German Police FEUERSCHUTZPOLIZEI NCO M-43 CAP. (Schirmmütze) Certified

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Original WWII German Police FEUERSCHUTZPOLIZEI NCO M-43 CAP. (Schirmmütze) Certified  On June 17TH 1936, Reichsführer-SS Heinrich Himmler was appointed to the newly created position of Chef der Deutschen Polizei im Reichsministerium des Innern, (Chief of the German Police in the National Ministry of the Interior), effectively giving him full control of all police agencies within Germany including the Feuerschutzpolizei, (Fire Protection Police). As a result of this appointment and the restructuring of all the separate German state police into a single national police force new regulations were instituted to bring about uniformity in dress for all police through-out the country. Nice quality, Feuerschutzpolizei NCO’s M-43 cap features a deep navy blue wool body,  and Feuerschutzpolizei carmine wool truppenfarbe, (Branch of service color), The front center of the centerband has a stamped, polished aluminum, second pattern, (circa April 1936-May 1945), police eagle encompassed by a vertically oval oak-leaf wreath. The eagle and wreath are still quite clean and bright. . The interior  lining has a fully intact, clear celluloid sweat diamond machine stitched in place. The sweat diamond has a small pocket . The crown lining has interior of the cap also has a  tan leather sweatband fully intact (see photos). The cap is in overall very good condition with minimal age and usage toning.  Cap is about a size 55 or 56. Nice clean, untouched example. Brought home by a U.S. Veteran Nice example with expected used U.S. Veteran bring-back condition. Gettysburg Museum Certified (COA) provided. Rare 100% Guaranteed to be authentic. Sold for historic purposes only. See our other pieces on our web site.    Also note when browsing our web site there are several pages of items, at the bottom of the list look for other page numbers. OUTSTANDING NICE EXAMPLE! Don’t Miss it!