Original German WWII 1942 Dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Eye Shields - Size 55cm Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns and the WWI Era was

and the WWI Era was when the name first really rose to prominence

The left side of the stock bears a clear government inspector SWP / 1891 cartouche

German General Erwin Rommel now became the principal Axis field commander in North Africa

with only some slight pitting near the tip

Reverse features a mirror image of the front

Original German WWII 1942 Dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Eye Shields - Size 55cm Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns and the WWI Era wasOriginal 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