Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 55 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly and on fixed mounts

and on fixed mounts

the remnant of the 3rd Division rallied to attack one last time

On the other side of the blade it is engraved:-

This wonderful Fallschirmjäger helmet retains 99% of its originally applied

Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 55 MG 42 Bolt & Barrel Assembly and on fixed mountsOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps troops 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