Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by Badges & Eye Shields - Post War Replaced Liner Field Gear Count Wrangel

Count Wrangel

gained fame as Major General Tinker

and some of the original factory ribbed texture remaining

measuring 62" overall

Original German WWII 2nd Model Afrikakorps DAK Sun Helmet by Badges & Eye Shields - Post War Replaced Liner Field Gear Count WrangelOriginal 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