Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 60 Technical Books with barrel hoops and tapers

with barrel hoops and tapers toward the front (muzzle)

It features a 39" Octagonal Damascus barrel

with the usual speckled patina of age

Here we offer original WW2 heavy canvas & leather utility straps

Only 13 boats made it across

Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 60 Technical Books with barrel hoops and tapersOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps troops were issued with the traditional European sun helmet known as Tropische Kopfbedeckung, 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 German eagle. There were