Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges - Size 55 Bayonets and later Napoleon III created

and later Napoleon III created the Prince Imperial division for family members

we still have the original crate that they were sent back in

and is marked with size 7 1/2 inside a shield

very rare to see on WWII posters

but it does show staining and tears from use

Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet with Badges - Size 55 Bayonets and later Napoleon III createdOriginal Item: 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 and on the left the