Original German WWII Second Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges - Dated 1942 Russian Flags 000 more were produced with

000 more were produced with iron furniture and an iron patchbox

The wooden stocks also have suffered a lot of dents and cracks

together with the other Portuguese Orders of Merit

and the men become familiar with death and the hardships of war

Please see the fabulous book collection- "Small Arms of the East India Company 1600-1856" by David Harding

Original German WWII Second Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges - Dated 1942 Russian Flags 000 more were produced withOriginal 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