Original German WWII First Model DAK Luftwaffe Tropical Sun Helmet with Goggles - Size 56 Snider Rifle Parts A Nostalgic old Percussion cap

A Nostalgic old Percussion cap clunker

The theoretical weight of the fully loaded equipment was 56 pounds (25 kg) for an infantryman in full marching order

Some also had the barrels cut down to match the M1865 configuration

The other end of the pole arm is rounded on the bottom without an end fitting

which may have had fittings in them at one point

Original German WWII First Model DAK Luftwaffe Tropical Sun Helmet with Goggles - Size 56 Snider Rifle Parts A Nostalgic old Percussion capOriginal Item: Only One Available. On the first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrika Korps 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