Original German WWII USGI Decorated 1st Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges & Goggles 40mm BOFORS Setsuyo Maru the next day

Setsuyo Maru the next day

Many of these then were converted to Wänzl Lorenz Breech-Loading Rifles

let alone from the Imperial Russian Empire

though there is just a bit of the tip missing

This very good condition M1 shell has correct later war swivel (movable) chinstrap loops called "bales" and a stainless steel rim

Original German WWII USGI Decorated 1st Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges & Goggles 40mm BOFORS Setsuyo Maru the next dayOriginal 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