Original German WWII 1942 Dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Eye Shields - Size 55cm Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The leather sweatband on the

The leather sweatband on the inside is in used condition

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

it broke the ice and he talks about it

with only some slight pitting near the tip

Original German WWII 1942 Dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Eye Shields - Size 55cm Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns The leather sweatband on theOriginal 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