Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Pair Of Police Portepees GTRexclude but it is very different

but it is very different from the one that was in use ten years earlier

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Germany, Ordnungspolizei. A Pair Of Police Portepees GTRexclude but it is very different(Ordnungspolizei Portepees). A pair of Police portepees, including an Officers example, consisting of a stylized acorn constructed of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire, suspended from a black rayon cord with a central machine embroidered red band flanked by silver aluminum wire, unmarked, measuring 440 mm in total length, the acorns centrepiece has frayed, in overall very fine condition, and; an EM NCOs portepee, consisting of a stylized acorn