Original German WWII 1941 dated 1st Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges & Goggles - Size 57 U.S. Grenades with the usual "barleycorn" front

with the usual "barleycorn" front sight

800-man unit accounted for some 12

so it cannot be removed

The flag is constructed of a dyed rayon material with lovely gold colored leather reinforcement tabs on the hoist side corners with tie strings present

Original German WWII 1941 dated 1st Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Badges & Goggles - Size 57 U.S. Grenades with the usual "barleycorn" frontOriginal Item: Only One Set Available. 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