Original German WWII 1942 dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges & Eye Shields - size 57 German Machine Guns The fine walnut wood stock

The fine walnut wood stock with a banister rail has full brass furniture and brass butt plate

of the conditions in Bouresches on June 9

but there soldiers didn’t exactly have a shop they could head into whenever they found themselves lacking a light for their cigarette

There is also lots of internal activity

Inside jacket is the original lining and two wonderful silk blood chits attached to the lining and made into pockets

Original German WWII 1942 dated 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by JHS with Badges & Eye Shields - size 57 German Machine Guns The fine walnut wood stockOriginal 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