An EM/NCO pattern Gendarmerie shako with brown lacquered top and visor. A very low quality piece and therefore quite interesting. It must be a wartime piece. It was manufactured with an "Ersatz" lining.
Eagle: aluminum. One screw replaced
Cockade: aluminum,.marked. 1937 dated.
Green felt: Some moth damage. The ventilation holes are damaged.
Lining: Ersatzmaterial. Replaced cord. Very soft.
Markings: Unmarked.
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