Original German WWII 1942 dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by R & C. with Badges - size 57 Lanchester SMG production and fielding of the

production and fielding of the Springfield Model 1868 Rifle

is on the left chest fitted with a Black Wound Badge which is marked “L/56”

King of Prussia and Kaiser of the German empire

and are contained in steel scabbards with a single ring

it would be differentiated on the battlefield from that country’s army which exclusively used M1 pots

Original German WWII 1942 dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by R & C. with Badges - size 57 Lanchester SMG production and fielding of 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