Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Green Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 58 - Dated 1943 French Militaria The engraving on the top

The engraving on the top of the barrel present and fully legible:-

which all show a lovely aged patina

MILWAUKEE SADDLERY CO

with two pebbled aluminum buttons to the front

Considered a lighter

Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Green Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 58 - Dated 1943 French Militaria The engraving on the topOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps troops 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