Original German WWII Unissued DAK Afrikakorps EM-NCO M38 Overseas Cap with RBNr. - Size 55 U.S. Artillery The helmet shell retains the

The helmet shell retains the original liner rivets

Streamer embroidered COTENTIN

The Afrika Korps or German Africa Corps (Deutsches Afrikakorps or DAK) was the German expeditionary force in Africa during the North African Campaign of World War II

The late war galvanized steel band is unfortunately very tight in the shell

which is a known maker mark

Original German WWII Unissued DAK Afrikakorps EM-NCO M38 Overseas Cap with RBNr. - Size 55 U.S. Artillery The helmet shell retains theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The second most predominant item of Heer tropical soft headgear was based on the M 34 38 overseas cap, nicknamed in German army slang as Schiffchen, or literally "little ship" as it resembled an up turned row boat. It lacked a peak or visor, and was made in the same cotton as the M 40 'Afrikamtze' cap. The production of these also started in 1940. The schiffchen utilized the same brown enameled stock for the vent