Original German WWII Unissued 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges and Goggles - size 57 Fusee Spring & Cover CE__2___1954

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and was part of a then-unprecedented production effort on the same scale as the Manhattan Project

The wood shaft handle is also in excellent shape

History of the 323rd Bomb Group

Widely used by Army infantry

Original German WWII Unissued 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges and Goggles - size 57 Fusee Spring & Cover CE__2___1954Original Item: 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 on the left the