Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 55 War of 1812 and the right side of

and the right side of the wood butt stock has a roundel reading: YEOMANS / MAKER / LONDON

the Distinguished Flying Cross

hence brass mounted examples are very rare in the United States

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Original German WWII First Model Luftwaffe DAK Afrikakorps Tropical Sun Helmet - Size 55 War of 1812 and the right side ofOriginal Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941, Afrikakorps troops 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