Original German WWII USGI Decorated 1st Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges & Goggles French Antique Guns The scabbard of this example

The scabbard of this example is straight throughout with chocolate paint and one very minor indentation

There are two wing nuts on the top of the housing

All genuine items which were definitely brought home by a US Soldier or Marine after his rotation in Vietnam

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Original German WWII USGI Decorated 1st Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges & Goggles French Antique Guns The scabbard of this exampleOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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