Hafenpolizei Hat - Are They For Real ?

[Huntzman]

Normally I wouldn't bother posting something like this, but I'm left scratching my head...................

http://cgi.ebay.com/Old-East-German-...QQcmdZViewItem

Who did this frankenstein job ? "Pimp My Schirmutze" ?

[Mõmmi]

It´s most likely the handywork of one of those Turkish souvenir vendors, who hang around Checkpoint Charlie, selling badged-up gear for inflated prices. Those guys are notorious for putting cufftitles on caps, as well as dyeing piping and so on.

[uscob]

In an other Thread I posted the whole Story about them. Maybe somebody remembers and post the link.
Nico

[Huntzman]

I remember twenty years ago when getting anything from the DDR was considered to be a cornerstone of your German police collection.

Now look how far we have come

[Matthew S.]

What a piece of Scheiße!

[seeker007]

Here is a pic of it: