West German Polizei

[Collectinsteve]

Here is the West Berlin version for sale on gunbroker. Despite claim, that "US GI veteran reports it is Italian made tunic for Germans" and "captured in Italy", there is photo of the PP Berlin stamp! Outline of collartabs are also visible.

Too funny And I bet several people have told the seller it is a post-war "fake", but he keeps trying to sell it as original because he doesn't want to lose the money he invested into it. If this was a real item $700+ is a possible price (I think still too high), but as a post war Berlin tunic it is worth maybe $100 to an advanced collector. $50 on eBay.

About the jacket I sold to Klaus. It's good to know what it is (Polizei not Zoll). Maybe I would have kept it if I knew, but maybe not! I have too much Polizei stuff already.

Steve

[Gordon Craig]

Gentlemen,

Time to move on with more early polizei uniforms. Thanks to Klaus I have some great pictures to post. All of these uniforms were recently sold by hte World Police Museum in Milan, Italy. They went for very reasonable prices considering what they are.
First up Bavarian Beeitschaft Polizeidirektor. I would to have added all of these uniforms to my collection but this one in particular!

[Gordon Craig]

#2 for this Bavarian General equivalent.

[Gordon Craig]

Uniform #2.
Bayerische Landpolizei Hauptmeister. Silver cap trim was worn by Gehobenerdients while green cap trim was worn by Mittlerdienst

[Gordon Craig]

last photo of this uniform.

[Gordon Craig]

#3 is Polizeimeister from the Stadtpolizei Nuremberg. Listed in the auction as worn from 1945 until 1954. I am not sure about these dates though. Possibly from 1947 until 1965? Lots of chance for research in these photos!

[Gordon Craig]

two more photos of this uniform.

[Gordon Craig]

Polizeimeister from Stadtpolizei Badreichenhall. This is an excellent example of a city police officer in the American zone of occupation.

[Gordon Craig]

some more of the above uniform.

[Gordon Craig]

A very rare on. A female member of the Hilfspolizei in the Stadtpolizei Nuremberg.

[Gordon Craig]

two more of the woman's polizei uniform.

[Gordon Craig]

And the last one was listed as Stadtpolizei Koln worn from 1945 until 1954. No identifying badges on this uniform to confirm where it was from or the dates it was worn. Completely different rank structure so again, lots of room for research here.

Regards,

Gordon

[Gordon Craig]

Oops! Almost missed this one from Stadtpolizei Munich. I can confirm this one because I have have a visor cap like this in my collection. Rank should be Oberinspektor.

[Gordon Craig]

last photos

[Klaus1989]

A very rare on. A female member of the Hilfspolizei in the Stadtpolizei Nuremberg.

As I commented to Gordon, the auction listing has this wrong - it is from the Stadtpolizei in Frankfurt a.M. A couple of largest cities in Hessen had their own police until at least 1960s. Unfortunately have no information about female members of Stadtpolizei. Of all German states, I know only, that West-Berlin experimented with female auxiliaries in early years and later abandoned it.

And the last one was listed as Stadtpolizei Koln worn from 1945 until 1954. No identifying badges on this uniform to confirm where it was from or the dates it was worn. Completely different rank structure so again, lots of room for research here.

This appear to be the early blue NRW Landespolizei uniform with rank of Polizeimeister. Cap misses only the police star (no Kokarde at this time), no sleeve patch worn. NRW had no Stadtpolizeien, that I know. The better known green uniform with similar cut was not adopted until mid-1950s.

Regards
Klaus