British India: United Provinces Police. King's Crown die-struck gilding-metal cap badge. With makers marks circa 1920-1936

Centre of badge with 'G.R.J.' entwined cypher

Reverse of insignia retaining its original slider fitting. With makers marks, 'Manufactured For: S.M. Qasim Bros Cawnpore' and below 'Made in Germany'

An extremely rare found / seen Indian Police cap badge, that was made for a most enterprising Indian Contractor, by a company in Germany, at some time during the Weimar Republic / early Nazi era........

In choice condition - and an extremely rare example of a German made Indian Colonial Police Force badge

The insignia's place of manufacture alone, makes this an extremely rare and desirable item of colonial insignia - and the only badge of this place of manufacture that we have ever seen / handled

Condition: EF

Code: 24375