Original German WWII Unissued 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges - size 56 Snider Rifle one might think they were

one might think they were full size

This uniform set and sword belonged to ROBERT NAPIER SMYTH

that the Marine Corps allowed the production to not only use the actual flag that was raised on that fateful February 23rd

You can read all about it at this link and yes T/3 Marion Lewis and his Silver Star are mentioned

it was already militarily obsolete because modern warfare did not allow the cavalry charges for which it was intended

Original German WWII Unissued 2nd Model 1942 dated Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges - size 56 Snider Rifle one might think they wereOriginal Item: On their first deployment to North Africa in 1941, the 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