Original German WWII 1942 dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by APN with Eye Shields - size 55 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) Known for most of its

Known for most of its first century as "Gosport"

This is a very rare WWII Issue M1 "Low Pressure" Helmet Liner

and were only saved by the intervention of the German cruisers Stettin and Frauenlob

We have an infernal scoundrel here

Marines soon realized that a pack of cigarettes fit even better

Original German WWII 1942 dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by APN with Eye Shields - size 55 Lee-Enfield (SMLE) Known for most of itsOriginal 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