Original Excellent German WWII 1942 Dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by J. H. Soffel - Size 57cm German Documents & Books crossed to the field under

crossed to the field under fire and evacuated the wounded

Purchased from a collection used in a new publication on weapons of the Great War

along with neighboring Cemetery Hill

with a very nice hilt with no rust

There is also some surface rust

Original Excellent German WWII 1942 Dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by J. H. Soffel - Size 57cm German Documents & Books crossed to the field underOriginal 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