Original German WWII DAK Second Model Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges - Dated 1942 Japanese Guns & Ordnance A curved leather-covered metal spring

A curved leather-covered metal spring arm extended downward from the helmets fiber shell and exerted tension on the ear phone to hold the ear flap assembly snugly against the user’s ear

which has been cleaned off

was developed in Lancaster County

Disbandment

Vincent did not like Popham

Original German WWII DAK Second Model Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges - Dated 1942 Japanese Guns & Ordnance A curved leather-covered metal springOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry 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