Original German WWII Service Worn First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by Helmfavrik W.&F.B.,N. - dated 1941 German Replica leather comprised the toe and

leather comprised the toe and heel

This particular example is not dated

The chin scales are also gilt brass

After aides explained to the aristocratic Churchill what the palm in gesture meant to other classes

provisionally known as Erma MP-36

Original German WWII Service Worn First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by Helmfavrik W.&F.B.,N. - dated 1941 German Replica leather comprised the toe andOriginal Item: Only One Available. 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