Description: Yishuv/Palestine: Jewish Settlement/Auxiliary Police ("Notrim") cork and cloth khaki pith helmet, with leather straps and air-vent holes, circa. 1930's-1940's. Red inside lining with original manufacturer's ("Troko") label in Hebrew and English: Beit HaKovaim Tropiim | Tel Aviv| Troko | Totzeret Ha'Aretz / Factory of Tropical Helmets | Tel Aviv | Troko | Made in Palestine. The fabric presently looks like faded light green. These helmets are observed worn by security forces in Mandatory Palestine from around the 1936 Arab Revolt, and into the 1940's - worn by a variety of units assigned to the Palestine Police and auxiliary bodies, though rare in comparison to the more widely seen woolen 'Kolpak' hats and Australian-styled bush hats. In excellent condition, complete and intact. See referenced image of the "Special Police" in the town of Even Yehuda, 1936. --- Most of our merchandise ships out from Israel | orders are combined | additional items are charged 75c: DOMESTIC services available are Registered mail (default) and courier mail. Please contact us if you desire courier mail. BUYERS IN ISRAEL: eBay does not recognize Israel as being a "domestic" mailing destination - please contact us to be invoiced and charged $5 for registered mail. --- OVERSEAS services available are Priority ECO Post registered airmail (default - $15 flat fee) and express EMS mail (3-day / 5-day to-door delivery - $40 flat fee). These options can be selected on check-out. We recognize that the shipping overseas is expensive - only ECO Post shows tracking up to delivery; for less expensive purchases on the understanding of the customer that tracking is not available we can user $5 standard registered mail overseas - please contact us so we can invoice you at this rate. --- Prospective buyers in countries without postal relations with Israel can receive orders via a third country. Please contact us for this option. --- To see higher end specialized philatelic items + materials from countries which cannot be displayed on ebay, add d o t com to our our handle name
Price: 1299 USD
Location: Jerusalem Israel
End Time: 2024-12-04T13:15:52.000Z
Shipping Cost: 50 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Country/Region of Manufacture: Israel
Place of Origin: Israel
Year: 1936
Type: Helmet
Country: Israel
Subject: Military
Condition: Used
Region: Palestine
