Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet- Complete- Dated 1941- Size 56 Manufacture Type_Original Items Measures 6" x 3" with

Measures 6" x 3" with missing spout and functional release lever

It measures about 18" x 4"

The "Serpent-and-Stump" logo next to the company name and location was used on Officer Swords

and commissioned under the command of Oberleutnant zur See Otto Bitter on 10 February 1944

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet- Complete- Dated 1941- Size 56 Manufacture Type_Original Items Measures 6" x 3" withOriginal 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