Netherlands, Kingdom. A Dutch Police Kepi By J.p. Mol Auction with a large national eagle

with a large national eagle on the obverse clutching a swastika (“Hakenkreuz”) and a leftward facing Stahlhelm on the top with horizontally oriented stick grenade

possibly trimmed with light soiling along the top edge

40 mm (w) x 50

4 large photos (18x12cm

outline of a War Merit Cross 1st Class with Swords embossed in silver on the outside lid

Netherlands, Kingdom. A Dutch Police Kepi By J.p. Mol Auction with a large national eagle(Politie Kepie). This is a very well preserved Dutch Police Gendarmerie kepi, constructed of a smooth black wool with reinforced cardboard shell. The peak is adorned with a braided and woven cockade composed of five ribbed layers of off white material completing in a central dark green oval. The cockade is held in place at the top by a hook that is fastened into the liner of the kepi, and at the bottom by a gilded bronze button. The kepi is flanked by