Original German WWII Unissued 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JTA with Badges - size 53 OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT The Camp ID tag reads

The Camp ID tag reads as follows:

It is an interesting unique tailor modified piece which appears to have been converted from a four-pocket coat into a short Vandegrift style jacket

Later production models have a larger trigger guard

After 1943

As a result The "Board of Ordnance" which supervised all arms supplies to the British Military designated an interim Naval Cutlass of 19th century design with fluted iron grip to be mounted onto original P-1796 Cavalry hatchet pointed blades

Original German WWII Unissued 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JTA with Badges - size 53 OPTIONS_HIDDEN_PRODUCT The Camp ID tag readsOriginal Item: 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 on the left the