Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Army Badges - Dated 1942 Russian Issue Equipment The blade has been replaced

The blade has been replaced with a WWII RH PAL 36 Fighting Knife blade

In September 1943 he entered active military duty and under the aviation cadet program received his pilot wings and commission as second lieutenant in March 1945

took station at Tezgaon

Oberpfoffenhopen airdrome was the target again on June 13

making it totally incapable of chambering a round

Original German WWII First Model DAK Afrikakorps Sun Helmet with Army Badges - Dated 1942 Russian Issue Equipment The blade has been replacedOriginal 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