Original German WWII 1941 First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Army Badges Water Jacket Assembly with two barrel bands

with two barrel bands

9mm ammunition

and on 28 January 1945 the 504th advanced through the Belgian forest of Bullingen in columns of two along a deep snowy trail

lid has two panels each detailed with a gold rectangular outline

massively imported for the American Civil War

Original German WWII 1941 First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Army Badges Water Jacket Assembly with two barrel bandsOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps infantry 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