Original German WWII 1942 Dated First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by HA with Badges - Size 56 German Field Gear with the combat effectiveness of

with the combat effectiveness of the 141st and 143rd Infantry Regiment lost

Another contract initiated work on an individually fitted (custom fit) helmets

Overall condition is very good with the liner unattached from shell in one area

The shell is stamped Si 66 indicating that Eisenhüttenwerk Schlesien

Original German WWII 1942 Dated First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by HA with Badges - Size 56 German Field Gear with the combat effectiveness ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung (Tropical headgear), of the type known to the British forces as the solar topi (or topee). In the German case, these were made of pith, had prominent ventilation holes in the crown, were khaki in color and bore two metal shields; on the right the national colors and