Original German WWII U.S. G.I. Captured First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Eye Shields - Inscription Under Sweatband - Size 56 Category_Accessories pseudo-National Socialist organization

pseudo-National Socialist organization

The butt stock shows some stress cracks on the sides along the grain

In 1940 the use of the black piping for the EM/NCO ranks was discontinued but the silver and gold Officer’s piping remained in use until the end of the war

which we suspect is made from rhino hide

Original German WWII U.S. G.I. Captured First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Eye Shields - Inscription Under Sweatband - Size 56 Category_Accessories pseudo-National Socialist organizationOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic 1st Model German sun helmet captured by U. S. Corporal Thomas Edward Tann. He inscribed the underside of the sweatband: TOM TANN 423 N. ST. CHARDON OHIO BROUGHT FROM GERMANY SEPT. 1945 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