Original Italian WWII North African Campaign M1928 Tropical Sun Pith Helmet with Artillery Badge Helmets 75 bore Brown Bess barrel

75 bore Brown Bess barrel has now been shortened to 32" from its original 39"

It dates between 1950-1965 and represent Worker Unity

with an easily visible brazed seam where the flare was added

- Nachrichtentruppe des Heeres (Signal Corps) Specialist Badge in the pink Waffenfarbe for the Panzertruppe or anti-tank units

The Kyffhäuserbund (English: Kyffhäuser League) is an umbrella organization for war veterans' and reservists' associations in Germany

Original Italian WWII North African Campaign M1928 Tropical Sun Pith Helmet with Artillery Badge Helmets 75 bore Brown Bess barrelOriginal Item: Only One available. This is a very nice WWII Italian Model 1928 Tropical Pith Helmet issued with Brass Artillery Regiment Device and national color cockade. Original faux leather sweatband is fully intact with cork spacers and crown vent. The shape of the helmet is excellent, with just some cracking to the cork at the crown underneath the cotton outer covering. Helmet shows signs of honest use, and to us appears to be a battlefield