Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges - Size 55 Bayonets and the leather has a

and the leather has a lovely aged color

1944 contract date

and later Napoleon III created the Prince Imperial division for family members

very rare to see on WWII posters

we still have the original crate that they were sent back in

Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges - Size 55 Bayonets and the leather has aOriginal 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