Erel Schupo Officer's schirmutze

**stonemint** · 03-27-2009, 03:58 AM

As most of you know, I am a civil visor collector, with a strong interest in the visors of the Polizei. Most police officers you see are actually EM/NCO visors with Officer's chincords, as the higher-ranked NCO's were allowed to wear them. (The give-away is the lesser-quality wool, padding, and lining, as well as the one-piece flat NCO eagle).

This is a true Officer's visor for an Officer of the Schutzpolizei (they used green Truppenfarbe). The hat is made by Robert Lubstein (Erel), and is their highest-quality class of hat, a "Privat", with the characteristic pale-green lining.

The eagle is also a true-officers, being a 2-piece model, with polished highlights. While the Kokarde is vented, there are no grommets behind either the eagle or the cockade, something usually seen on mid- to late-war caps (which this one is.)

This hat was never issued/worn, probably due to it's being a large size, approximately a 59-60:

**Karl S.** · 03-27-2009, 10:05 PM

That's a beauty Stone, I love the mint green Privat.

**rickyodicky** · 03-28-2009, 02:22 AM

Gorgeous! I love and collect anything Polizei. Sometimes size really does matter....but don't tell my wife. r.

**FMS-Paul** · 04-01-2009, 01:28 AM

That is a great looking shupo visor stonemint, well done.

**stonemint** · 04-01-2009, 02:32 AM

Thanks, guys. I only started collecting Polizei visors a few years ago. Back when I started collecting 30 years agi, I snubbed the Police visors, as I thought they looked "odd" with the cyclopean cockade on the peak (compared to all my Wehrmacht/SS visors). However, over the years I have really learned to appreciate them and the complexity of the Polizei overall.

I'm still looking for the elusive "stonemint" Gemeinde and Feuerschutzpolizei Officer's visors (preferably double-vented doeskin Erels, of course!

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