Original German WWII Gendarmerie Rural Police Meister NCO Collar Tab and Shoulder Board - Uniform Cut Off Category_Martini-Henry Rifles The liner split pins are

The liner split pins are all retained

The blade collar (habaki) looks to be unplated brass

This makes the first letter fall on the curved area

The helmet comes ready for further research and display

The brown leather sweatband is still supple

Original German WWII Gendarmerie Rural Police Meister NCO Collar Tab and Shoulder Board - Uniform Cut Off Category_Martini-Henry Rifles The liner split pins areOriginal Items: Only One Set Available. The Ordnungspolizei, abbreviated Orpo, meaning "Order Police", were the uniformed police force in NSDAP Germany from 1936 to 1945. The Orpo organization was absorbed into the NSDAP monopoly on power after regional police jurisdiction was removed in favor of the central government ("Reich ification", Verreichlichung, of the police). The Orpo was controlled, nominally by the Interior Ministry but its executive