Original German WWII 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges by JHS With “General Purpose” Leather Dust Goggles Category_Receiver 36 cal barrel

36 cal barrel

Functionally

It comes with an original dark green helmet net secured over tan burlap fabric

The Netherlands hoped to stay neutral when World War II broke out in 1939 but this hope was ended when NSDAP Germany invaded in May 1940

It then served in Palestine including the Third Battle of Gaza from April 1917 to April 1918

Original German WWII 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges by JHS With “General Purpose” Leather Dust Goggles Category_Receiver 36 cal barrelOriginal 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