Original German WWII 1942 First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by ITA with Army Badges and Eye Shields - Size 56 Category_Water Jacket Assembly Maker and dates are not

Maker and dates are not visible

the Bundespräsident (Federal President)

In worn original condition

The first examples were triggered by igniting a 5 second wick connected to the detonator tube

White engraved at the bottom

Original German WWII 1942 First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by ITA with Army Badges and Eye Shields - Size 56 Category_Water Jacket Assembly Maker and dates are notOriginal 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