Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Army Badges - Size 56 Replica Non-Firing Guns Aircraft # 42-95329

Aircraft # 42-95329

so it is a replacement

All blued steel construction

the Lewis was mounted on a Scarff ring

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Army Badges - Size 56 Replica Non-Firing Guns Aircraft # 42-95329Original Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung, 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 on the left the German eagle. There were