Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet Dated 1943 - Size 55 MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets though the nipple cones are

though the nipple cones are all partly broken

the blade’s ricasso is still strongly etched with GES

The serial number 8813 stamped on the trigger guard indicates manufacture in 1885

but it is swamped towards the muzzle so we cannot be sure

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet Dated 1943 - Size 55 MG 42 Display Guns & Part Sets though the nipple cones areOriginal 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