Netherlands, Kingdom. A Dutch Police Kepi By J.p. Mol Auction to the Depot Ship H

to the Depot Ship H

maker marked "UNITED CARR CANADA" on the reverse

Still based on the Lucia

headed back to British Columbia

Netherlands, Kingdom. A Dutch Police Kepi By J.p. Mol Auction to the Depot Ship H(Politie Kepie). This is a very well preserved Dutch Police Gendarmerie kepi, constructed of a smooth black wool with reinforced cardboard shell. The peak is adorned with a braided and woven cockade composed of five ribbed layers of off white material completing in a central dark green oval. The cockade is held in place at the top by a hook that is fastened into the liner of the kepi, and at the bottom by a gilded bronze button. The kepi is flanked by