Large 8 point star tchako badge

[Ross Mather]

Will post a photo at a later date.

Just picked up a badge with a lot of mainly very old police items.

8 point star 10 cms x 10cms. Looks like aluminium with a frosted type outer coating.

In the centre is a seperately fitted red circle - 4 cms which is fitted by pinning through to rear of star badge. Seperately fitted again and onto the red circle of it is a German eagle standing on a swastika which is enclosed within a wreath.

Rear of the badge has 4 bendable fixing prongs.

Can anyone give me an idea of its identity please.

Thanks.................Ross

[JoeW]

Ross, your description begs a lot of questions. You call it a shako star but it is affixed with four prongs, when police shako stars were usually attached by nuts on two threaded posts. Are the eight points in a full circle or are the points arrayed in a semi-circle? You describe it as aluminum, which was usually a post-war material used on shako stars.

I think photos are needed.