Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Green Tropical Sun Helmet With Goggles - Size 58 m the tarred leather chinstrap and

the tarred leather chinstrap and side buttons unfortunately absent

helping secure Tunisia for the Allies

although the German squadron of ships was subsequently defeated at the Battle of the Falkland Islands

The scabbard is a nice example

- Comes fully "blacked" like the original issue and will wear down with use exposing the brass handle and steel blade

Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Green Tropical Sun Helmet With Goggles - Size 58 m the tarred leather chinstrap andOriginal 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