Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by G.A.H. Helmfabrik with Eye Shields - size 57 Category_Night Sights at various times in the

at various times in the 1930s and 1940s

but there look to have been 2 patterns made

This is a very unique artifact from America’s Space Race of the 1960's Gemini and Apollo era

There is also significant oxidation to the bullion wreath around the cockade

The bayonet is in New Old Stock condition

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet by G.A.H. Helmfabrik with Eye Shields - size 57 Category_Night Sights at various times in theOriginal 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