Original German Second Model WWII Afrikakorps Sun Helmet - Dated 1942 Snider Rifles & Bayonets we just have not seen

we just have not seen anything like this before

the Battalion was sent to a tented camp at Lydiard Millicent

An IMA exclusive

The whole in remarkable condition preserved in a custom steel transit Chest fully painted with RAF Coat of Arms and marked to: "Air Commodore W

Original German Second Model WWII Afrikakorps Sun Helmet - Dated 1942 Snider Rifles & Bayonets we just have not seenOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung, 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 German eagle. There were