Original German WWII 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges & Dust Goggles - size 57 German Flags 9 ½” single edged steel

9 ½” single edged steel blade and an all steel scabbard

There are also pieces of fastener tape on the collar tab

as well as mounted on frontier fort walls and in blockhouses

Some very nice field gear from WWII

Original German WWII 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges & Dust Goggles - size 57 German Flags 9 ½” single edged steelOriginal 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