Small Polizei Collection

[Glenn66]

The next bullet will be a police shako.

You'll need a Gorget too!

[sitges1990]

Wow Glenn, nice presentation. You have great marketing skills.

Jay

[roger9344]

Glenn, that is a very nice display. Excellent - I'll have to save my pennies and nickles for one of those, if I can find one in decent shape, that is.

[ObKrieger]

Jeez, talk about biting bullets, you guys want to kill off poor Roger by lead poisoning don't you?

[Glenn66]

Thanks Roger!

There are a few around but nothing that isn't crazy expensive or possibly fake. Kai has 2 originals on his site at around $2300 each! Patience is definately key with gorgets. The Czech fakes are quite good so as always if you see something you like...get it on the forum first. I was lucky with my one as it was a private purchase but I went to some lengths to get it approved by several experts first.

[GIZMO8Z]

Looks great, Roger!

[banksy]

Very nice collection , superbly displayed


Kind regards
Alex

[roger9344]

Thanks, guys. The shako and any other high cost items will wait. I saw a tunic at the SOS last year that would fit right in, but I am leery of cloth items. I do need to focus on one area. To quote the Russian proverb, "He who chases two rabbits catches none."

[martinsuper]

OK, if you are a "purist" Polize collector like me, YOU DO NOT NEED A GORGET! That is a Whermacht item! If you get a gorget, get a police parade one! When I see "Feldgendarmerie" my eyes only see "Not the REAL Gendarmerie"!

Also, you can get a very nice Tschako for way less than a police combat helmet.

One other thing, if you want a nice affordable police item, get into Police Combat K98s now! The prices are still cheap and you can find them easy if you know what you are looking for! I bought two in the last few months for $100 each!

-Martin

[roger9344]

Thanks, Martin. I'll keep that in mind.