Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet - Complete with Goggles - Dated 1941- Size 56 Vickers MMG about 20 miles south of

about 20 miles south of Akron

In the final throws of the Napoleonic Wars "HMS MAIDA" was sold out of service on August 11th

On the reverse side in pencil is written Souvenir from Southern France

/ 1871 on the Lock Plate and also carries the stamping of the CROWN / V

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet - Complete with Goggles - Dated 1941- Size 56 Vickers MMG about 20 miles south ofOriginal 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